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About Rafel Village

Rafel is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 445 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rafel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 232.78 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 445
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rafel compares

By the 2011 count Rafel is the 73rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 232.78 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Rafel

Rafel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rafel as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Potapara, Pretandih, Pudagarh and Pujaripali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rafel

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafel village had a population of 872. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Rafel village has 445 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafel has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Rafel is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rafel covers 232.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rafel falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Rafel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Rafel is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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