# Rautara Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rautara

Rautara is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 80 households**, the 137th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 339people (2011)
- 80households
- 64.3%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rautara

Of every 100 households in Rautara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rautara · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****79%**

**62%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710**

**963

Working population ****48.4%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (39%) · **■** Household industry 47 (29%) · **■** Other work 21 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Dantan - I

- Tukarui352 people
- Bhetiya Dakshin351 people
- Jamua347 people
- Jotidoberia340 people
- Singdiha334 people
- Parajbhetia332 people
- Kundupara331 people
- Panchrol326 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rautara?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rautara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rautara?64.3% (Census 2011)