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About Rautara Village

Rautara is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 537 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 163.68 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 537
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rautara compares

By the 2011 count Rautara is the 60th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 163.68 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raghunathpur, Ramchandrapur, Rangamatia and Rannagarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,006. That makes it the 60th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Rautara village has 537 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautara has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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

Rautara covers 163.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Rautara notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Rautara.

Rautara is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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