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About Rafu Khedi Village

Rafu Khedi is a small village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 115 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.57 hectares hectares.

Rafu Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafu Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 281.57 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 115
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rafu Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Rafu Khedi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 281.57 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Rafu Khedi

Rafu Khedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rafu Khedi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rafu Khedi from other places

Rafu Khedi lies about 52 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 15 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 Rafu Khedi
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaora 18 km
District headquarters Ratlam 52 km

Villages closest to Rafu Khedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaora 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 Rafu Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafu Khedi village had a population of 229. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Rafu Khedi village has 115 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafu Khedi has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Rafu Khedi covers 281.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rafu Khedi falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rafu Khedi is Dhodhar, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rafu Khedi.

Rafu Khedi is about 52 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafu Khedi is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Dhodhar is about 15 km away. Jaora is about 18 km away. Ratlam is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondi Dharamsi (under 2 km), Gondi Shankar (2.3 km) and Gothada (2.5 km).

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

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