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About Rutaul Village

Rutaul is a mid sized village in Lakhnaur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 944 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rutaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rutaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Lakhnaur
Pincode 847403
Area (hectares) 63.6 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 944
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rutaul compares

By the 2011 count Rutaul is the 25th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents. Its 63.6 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Rutaul

Rutaul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rutaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rutaul from other places

Rutaul lies about 24 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 2.4 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 Rutaul
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnaur 5.7 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 6.1 km
District headquarters Madhubani 24 km

Villages closest to Rutaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rutaul village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 25th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents.

Rutaul village has 944 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rutaul has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Rutaul is 847403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rutaul covers 63.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rutaul falls under Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rutaul is Lohna Road, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rutaul.

Rutaul is about 24 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rutaul is in Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district. Lohna Road is about 2.4 km away. Lakhnaur is about 5.7 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (under 2 km), Sohrai (2.4 km) and Daia Khaorwar (3.0 km).

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

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