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About Rauta Khem Village

Rauta Khem is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,975, made up of 2,073 males and 1,902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rauta Khem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rauta Khem village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 3,975
Male Population 2,073
Female Population 1,902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rauta Khem compares

By the 2011 count Rauta Khem is the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Rauta Khem

Rauta Khem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rauta Khem as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Khem from other places

Rauta Khem lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 7.4 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 Rauta Khem
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 7.4 km
District headquarters Saharsa 13 km

Villages closest to Rauta Khem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 Rauta Khem

As per the Census of India 2011, Rauta Khem village had a population of 3,975. That makes it the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Rauta Khem village has 2,073 males and 1,902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rauta Khem has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Rauta Khem is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rauta Khem covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rauta Khem falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rauta Khem is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rauta Khem.

Rauta Khem is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rauta Khem is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Saur Bazar is about 6.7 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 7.4 km away. Saharsa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansi Rauta (under 2 km), Bhada (1.9 km) and Bhabtia (2.0 km).

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

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