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Map of Rafiganj
Rafiganj is a town and a notified area in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district's second-largest town in population after Aurangabad, and also the second-largest town in area. Rafiganj is located 25 km away from the District Administration.
Contents
- Map of Rafiganj
- Late running howrah rajdhani stops at the horrified rafiganj
- Geography
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Local Transport
- Roadways
- Railways
- Economy
- Educational institutions
- Entertainment
- Tourism
- Health
- References
Late running howrah rajdhani stops at the horrified rafiganj
Geography
Rafiganj is located at 24.82°N 84.65°E / 24.82; 84.65 It has an average elevation of 89 metres (291 feet). Rafiganj is banked on a river named Dhava.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Rafiganj had a population of 55,389. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rafiganj has an average literacy rate of 89%, more than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 61%. In Rafiganj, 29% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rafiganj is also known as RjTown.
Transportation
Rafiganj is mainly connected to the other towns and cities by Railways & is facilitated by the Rafiganj Railway Station which serves numerous express and superfast trains. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Rafiganj. Rafiganj is well connected with the Two Major city 'Gaya' and 'Aurangabad' and three block subdivision 'Goh','Obra', and 'Daudnagar'. It is connected by SH-68 .
Local Transport
City Bus, Auto-Rickhaw, Taxi, and cycle rickshaw moves here generally to the local transport.
Roadways
Regular Bus service is from Rafiganj to Aurangabad, TATA, Ranchi, Kolkata, Dhanbad and Goh.
Railways
Rafiganj has a large network of Railway.It is also connected by many major city by Railway like Gaya, New Delhi, Kanpur, Rajgir, Kolkata, Dehradun, Varanasi, Patna, Jahanabad, Ranchi, Tata, Dhanwad, Mugalsarai and many others.
Economy
Rafiganj has a huge and emerging market of the local area.
Educational institutions
Entertainment
Local theatres include "Laxmi Talkies" and "Lalita Talkies" where Bollywood, Hollywood and Bhojpuri movies are shown.
Tourism
Jama Masjid is known as one of the biggest mosques in Rafiganj (Emadpur) located in the center of the town and easily accessible from Railway Station. It was constructed in 1912. Adjacent to the Jama Masjid there is a Madarsa named Jamea Sharfia which provides education in Urdu Medium and a renowned place for many Hafizul Quran. Madina Masjid is the second largest mosque in Rafiganj. It is located in Raja Bagicha.
Pachar Pahar is a mountain in which the temple of Parashnath is founded which includes a 30 feet painting of Mahavira.
Near the railway station, a temple of Dihbar Bawa (Dihbar Sthan) is a marriage place and tourist destination for the Rafiganj area.