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- LGD code
- 514372
- Pincode
- 362620
- Post office
- Bantwa
- Population
- 849
- Households
- 181
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 206
- Distance to district centre
- 56 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 61 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 266 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 336 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhader · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Barvaliya Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rafala compares
By population, Rafala ranks #45 of 56 villages in Manavadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.4%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Rafala
- 66.4%
- Manavadar mandal
- 69.8%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+31 vs mandal average
- Rafala
- 970
- Manavadar mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Rafala
- 4.7
- Manavadar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rafala at a glance
Rafala is a village of 849 people in 181 households (Census 2011) in Manavadar taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 45th-largest of 56 villages in Manavadar taluka. Literacy is 66%, 3 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Junagadh district centre, 20 km from Dhari, the nearest town, 11 km from Bhader railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 362620, served by Bantwa post office; the LGD village code is 514372. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Barvaliya Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Jetpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayesh Radadiya. The population is estimated at 1,001 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rafala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BANTWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAFALA
- Total area (ha)
- 717.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 142.62
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Rafala
- LGD code
- 514372
- Pincode
- 362620
- Post office
- Bantwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 849
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,001
- Households
- 181
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.45677°N, 70.88727°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jetpur
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayesh Radadiya
- Block / Mandal
- Manavadar
- Nearest railway station
- Bhayavadar (80.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Rafala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar266 kmcapital
- Mumbai336 km
- Hyderabad916 km
- Delhi1019 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhader11 km
- Bus stopAMARAPUR24 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Barvaliya Hospital3 km
- ATM / banksaurashtra gramin bank, keriyachad32 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil29 km
- CollegeGMERS Colleage45 km
- Police stationPolice Line44 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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