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About Rafipur Village

Rafipur is a large village in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,384, made up of 1,659 males and 1,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.46 hectares hectares.

Rafipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hasanpura
Area (hectares) 112.46 hectares
Population 3,384
Male Population 1,659
Female Population 1,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rafipur compares

By the 2011 count Rafipur is the 10th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 112.46 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Rafipur

Rafipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rafipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rafipur from other places

Rafipur lies about 120 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Zamania, about 9.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rafipur
Nearest town Zamānia 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Zamania 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpura 28 km
District headquarters Siwan 120 km

Villages closest to Rafipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanpura tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rafipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafipur village had a population of 3,384. That makes it the 10th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Rafipur village has 1,659 males and 1,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafipur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Rafipur covers 112.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rafipur falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rafipur is Zamania, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rafipur.

Rafipur is about 120 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafipur is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. Zamānia is about 5.7 km away. Zamania is about 9.1 km away. Hasanpura is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puraina (2.2 km), Aranda (6.3 km) and Usri Khurd (7.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rafipur today is likely to be higher.

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