About Rautara Village

Rautara is one of the larger villages in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,642, made up of 2,857 males and 2,785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741137, 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	Nadia
Tehsil	Kaliganj
Pincode	741137
Area (hectares)	410.76 hectares
Population	5,642
Male Population	2,857
Female Population	2,785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rautara compares

By the 2011 count Rautara is the 13th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 410.76 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rautara

Rautara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rautara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rautara from other places

Rautara lies about 50 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Gnandas Kandra, about 12 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	Gnandas Kandra	12 km
Nearest town	Kātoya	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliganj	31 km
District headquarters	Nadia	50 km

Villages closest to Rautara

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

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Common questions about Rautara

As per the Census of India 2011, Rautara village had a population of 5,642. That makes it the 13th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Rautara village has 2,857 males and 2,785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautara has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Rautara is 741137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautara covers 410.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rautara falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rautara is Gnandas Kandra, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rautara.

Rautara is about 50 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rautara is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Gnandas Kandra is about 12 km away. Kātoya is about 19 km away. Kaliganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.