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About Rautara Village

Rautara is a large village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,278, made up of 1,653 males and 1,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 191.42 hectares
Population 3,278
Male Population 1,653
Female Population 1,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 191.42 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

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 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rautara from other places

Rautara lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 9.5 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 Rautara
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 9.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Rautara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rautara village had a population of 3,278. That makes it the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Rautara village has 1,653 males and 1,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautara has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Rautara is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautara covers 191.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rautara falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rautara is Gadadharpur, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rautara.

Rautara is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rautara is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 9.5 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puranagram (under 2 km), Ushka (1.7 km) and Dubrajpur (3.1 km).

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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