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About Rafan Village

Rafan is a mid sized village in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 725 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rafan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Pincode 250401
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 1,355
Male Population 725
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rafan compares

By the 2011 count Rafan is the 155th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Rafan

Rafan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rafan as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phitkari, Pilona, Poothi and Rachhoti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rafan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafan village had a population of 1,355. That makes it the 155th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Rafan village has 725 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafan has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Rafan is 250401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rafan covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rafan falls under Mawana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Rafan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rafan.

Rafan is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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