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About Rautara Village

Rautara is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,260, made up of 2,151 males and 2,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 365.83 hectares
Population 4,260
Male Population 2,151
Female Population 2,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 18th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 365.83 hectares work out to about 12 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 952.

Getting to Rautara

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

Rautara lies about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 16 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 Kanki 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 23 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 34 km

Villages closest to Rautara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 4,260. That makes it the 18th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Rautara village has 2,151 males and 2,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Rautara is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautara covers 365.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rautara falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rautara is Kanki, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Rautara.

Rautara is about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rautara is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 23 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daluakhari (12 km), Maheshbathna (13 km) and Pichhla (16 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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