# Rautara, Sonamukhi, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Rautara

Rautara is a village in [Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 152 households**, the 82nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 709people (2011)
- 152households
- 67.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rautara

Of every 100 households in Rautara in 2011, 37 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rautara · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**75%

Use banking services ****4%**

**53%

Television ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****80%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rautara?

■ Rautara · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**948

Working population ****67.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 48.8% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 137 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (18%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 248 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonamukhi

- Bhedomushal722 people
- Narayan Sundari718 people
- Baikunthapur716 people
- Beshia716 people
- Shyamnagar708 people
- Panchkula706 people
- Isabpur696 people
- Gopikantapur693 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rautara?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rautara in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rautara?67.7% (Census 2011)