About Rafipur Village

Rafipur is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,156, made up of 1,087 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, 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	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Pincode	222139
Area (hectares)	95.39 hectares
Population	2,156
Male Population	1,087
Female Population	1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rafipur compares

By the 2011 count Rafipur is the 96th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 95.39 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Rafipur

Rafipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rafipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 4.6 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	Kheta Sarai	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	5.4 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	5.4 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	28 km

Villages closest to Rafipur

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

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Common questions about Rafipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafipur village had a population of 2,156. That makes it the 96th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Rafipur village has 1,087 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafipur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Rafipur is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rafipur covers 95.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rafipur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rafipur is Kheta Sarai, about 4.6 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 village for Rafipur.

Rafipur is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafipur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 4.6 km away. Shahganj is about 5.4 km away. Shāhganj is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.