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About Rafipur Village

Rafipur is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 164 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246746, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rafipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246746
Area (hectares) 75.38 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 164
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rafipur compares

By the 2011 count Rafipur is the 515th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 75.38 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 925.

Getting to Rafipur

Rafipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rafipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rafipur from other places

Rafipur lies about 50 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Seohara, about 3.0 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 town Seohāra 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Seohara 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 16 km
District headquarters Bijnor 50 km

Villages closest to Rafipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 306. That makes it the 515th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Rafipur village has 164 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafipur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Rafipur is 246746. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rafipur covers 75.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rafipur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rafipur is Seohara, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rafipur.

Rafipur is about 50 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafipur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Seohāra is about 2.4 km away. Seohara is about 3.0 km away. Dhampur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amirpur (under 2 km), Palanpur (2.0 km) and Sh1amabad (2.6 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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