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About Rautkhanda Village

Rautkhanda is a large village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,697, made up of 1,910 males and 1,787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rautkhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rautkhanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722138
Area (hectares) 414.87 hectares
Population 3,697
Male Population 1,910
Female Population 1,787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rautkhanda compares

By the 2011 count Rautkhanda is the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 414.87 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Rautkhanda

Rautkhanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rautkhanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajgram, Rajsol, Ramchandrapur and Ramnagar. 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 Rautkhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Rautkhanda village had a population of 3,697. That makes it the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Rautkhanda village has 1,910 males and 1,787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautkhanda has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Rautkhanda is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautkhanda covers 414.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rautkhanda falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rautkhanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rautkhanda is in Jaypur 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 Rautkhanda today is likely to be higher.

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