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About Rautara Village

Rautara is one of the larger villages in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,042, made up of 4,676 males and 4,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.9 hectares hectares.

Rautara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rautara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 857.9 hectares
Population 9,042
Male Population 4,676
Female Population 4,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rautara compares

By the 2011 count Rautara is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 857.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Rautara

Rautara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rautara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rautara from other places

Rautara lies about 14 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about under 2 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 Rautara
Nearest railway station Rautara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 14 km
District headquarters Katihar 14 km

Villages closest to Rautara

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

Common questions about Rautara

As per the Census of India 2011, Rautara village had a population of 9,042. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Rautara village has 4,676 males and 4,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautara has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Rautara covers 857.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rautara falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rautara is Rautara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rautara.

Rautara is about 14 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rautara is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Rautara is about under 2 km away. Korha is about 14 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadpur Rajuara (under 2 km), Baisa Ramna (2.9 km) and Chanpi (3.0 km).

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

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