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About Rafala Village

Rafala is a mid sized village in Bagasara tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 412 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rafala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafala village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Tehsil Bagasara
Pincode 365550
Area (hectares) 444.06 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 412
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rafala compares

By the 2011 count Rafala is the 25th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,566 residents. Its 444.06 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Rafala

Rafala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rafala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rafala from other places

Rafala lies about 37 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Bhader, about 11 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 Rafala
Tehsil headquarters Bagasara 7.8 km
Nearest town Bagasra 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhader 11 km
District headquarters Amreli 37 km

Villages closest to Rafala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagasara 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 Rafala

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafala village had a population of 831. That makes it the 25th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,566 residents.

Rafala village has 412 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafala has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Rafala is 365550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rafala covers 444.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rafala falls under Bagasara tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rafala is Bhader, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rafala.

Rafala is about 37 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafala is in Bagasara tehsil of Amreli district. Bagasara is about 7.8 km away. Bagasra is about 7.8 km away. Bhader is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janjariya Nava (5.8 km), Janjariya Juna (6.0 km) and Samadhiyala (9.1 km).

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

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