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About Rafipur Village

Rafipur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 162 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.74 hectares hectares.

Rafipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 39.74 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 162
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rafipur compares

By the 2011 count Rafipur is the 366th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 39.74 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Rafipur

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 <5 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 23 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, about 3.1 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 railway station Sanjarpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 11 km
Nearest town Lalganj 21 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 23 km

Villages closest to Rafipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad 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 308. That makes it the 366th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Rafipur village has 162 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafipur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Rafipur covers 39.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rafipur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rafipur is Sanjarpur, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 23 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafipur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sanjarpur is about 3.1 km away. Nizamabad is about 11 km away. Lalganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagatpur (under 2 km), Reewan (under 2 km) and Khand Wari (under 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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