About Dakshin Rautara Village

Dakshin Rautara is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 278 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Rautara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Rautara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur I
Pincode	721440
Area (hectares)	63.45 hectares
Population	541
Male Population	278
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Rautara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Rautara is the 99th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 63.45 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dakshin Rautara

Dakshin Rautara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Rautara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dakshin Rautara from other places

Dakshin Rautara lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Rautara
Nearest town	Monoharpur	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Haldia	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potashpur I	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Rautara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Rautara village had a population of 541. That makes it the 99th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Dakshin Rautara village has 278 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Rautara has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Rautara is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Rautara covers 63.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Rautara falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Rautara is Haldia, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Rautara.

Dakshin Rautara is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Rautara is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Potashpur I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.