About Rauta Village

Rauta is one of the larger villages in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,236, made up of 3,167 males and 3,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares.

Rauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rauta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisa
Area (hectares)	415 hectares
Population	6,236
Male Population	3,167
Female Population	3,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rauta compares

By the 2011 count Rauta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Rauta

Rauta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rauta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rauta from other places

Rauta lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 16 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 Rauta
Nearest railway station	Kanki	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisa	25 km
District headquarters	Purnia	36 km

Villages closest to Rauta

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

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Common questions about Rauta

As per the Census of India 2011, Rauta village had a population of 6,236. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Rauta village has 3,167 males and 3,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rauta has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Rauta covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rauta falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rauta is Kanki, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rauta.

Rauta is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rauta is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 23 km away. Baisa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.