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About Rautara Village

Rautara is a small village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 150 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, 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 Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 129.05 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 150
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 129.05 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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. 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 Nanoor 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 Nanoor 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 303. That makes it the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Rautara village has 150 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautara has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rautara is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautara covers 129.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rautara falls under Nanoor 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 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 Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 9.5 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Nanoor 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 Nawada Palandi (9.4 km), Beli (9.6 km) and Gandhpur (9.9 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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