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About Rauta Village

Rauta is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 328 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rauta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 338.31 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 328
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rauta compares

By the 2011 count Rauta is the 123rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 338.31 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

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. 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 Rauta from other places

Rauta lies about 14 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 9.3 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 Rasmara 9.3 km
District headquarters Durg 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 23 km

Villages closest to Rauta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rauta village had a population of 666. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Rauta village has 328 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rauta has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Rauta is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rauta covers 338.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rauta falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rauta is Rasmara, about 9.3 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rauta.

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

Rauta is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Rasmara is about 9.3 km away. Durg is about 14 km away. Dhamdha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharra (under 2 km), Temri (1.5 km) and Hirri (2.9 km).

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

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