# Rafel Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Rafel

Rafel is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 247 households**, the 76th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 872people (2011)
- 247households
- 80.3%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Rafel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rafel is 491995.** Rafel falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatRafel
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446012

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rafel from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)90 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rafel?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Rafel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paikin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rafel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 87% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rafel

Of every 100 households in Rafel in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rafel · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**63%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rafel?

■ Rafel · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**953

Working population ****46.2%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.2% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 35 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Saraipali

- Risekela895 people
- Khamharpali881 people
- Arjunda876 people
- Lanti874 people
- Tibhupali866 people
- Limgaon860 people
- Batki858 people
- Jampali855 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rafel?491995
- How far is Rafel from Mahasamund?90 km by road
- What is the population of Rafel?872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rafel in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Rafel?80.3% (Census 2011)