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About Rafiabad Village

Rafiabad is a mid sized village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 733 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 673 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.24 hectares hectares.

Rafiabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafiabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 327.24 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 733
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 673
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rafiabad compares

By the 2011 count Rafiabad is the 135th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 327.24 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Rafiabad

Rafiabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rafiabad 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rafiabad from other places

Rafiabad lies about 12 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Basharatganj, about 6.1 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 Rafiabad
Nearest railway station Basharatganj 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 12 km
District headquarters Bareilly 12 km

Villages closest to Rafiabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafiabad village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 135th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Rafiabad village has 733 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafiabad has about 673 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

Rafiabad covers 327.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rafiabad falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rafiabad is Basharatganj, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Rafiabad.

Rafiabad is about 12 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafiabad is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Basharatganj is about 6.1 km away. Meerganj is about 12 km away. Bareilly is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandgaon (under 2 km), Gokilpur (1.9 km) and Sisauna (3.6 km).

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

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