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About Rautandihi Village

Rautandihi is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 55 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rautandihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rautandihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 162.5 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 55
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rautandihi compares

By the 2011 count Rautandihi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 162.5 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rautandihi

Rautandihi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rautandihi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rautandihi from other places

Rautandihi lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 5.7 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 Rautandihi
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 6.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Rautandihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rautandihi village had a population of 118. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Rautandihi village has 55 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautandihi has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Rautandihi is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautandihi covers 162.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rautandihi falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rautandihi is Dubrajpur, about 5.7 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rautandihi.

Rautandihi is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rautandihi is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 5.7 km away. Dubrājpur is about 6.9 km away. Birbhum is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kedarbandh (under 2 km), Gopalnagar (under 2 km) and Panch Pukhuria (under 2 km).

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

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