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About Rautara Village

Rautara is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 296 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rautara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rautara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 122.52 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 296
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rautara compares

By the 2011 count Rautara is the 115th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 122.52 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Rautara

Rautara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rautara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raidihi, Raipur Bazar, Rajgan and Rangasol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 577. That makes it the 115th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Rautara village has 296 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Rautara is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautara covers 122.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rautara falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rautara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rautara.

Rautara is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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