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Rautara

रौतरा
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 855102
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Rautara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temples near Rautara

  • Durga Mandir · 1.4 km
  • Sani Mandir · 1.7 km

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Rautara is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 984 across 203 households. The village has a literacy rate of 43.3% and is located at coordinates 24.844°N, 87.211°E with PIN code 855102.

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LGD code
224782
Pincode
855102
Post office
Barsoi
Population
984
Households
203
Literacy rate
43.3%
Sex ratio
850 ♀/1000♂
Workers
272
Distance to district centre
98 km
Distance to mandal centre
101 km
Distance to Patna
225 km
Distance to Kolkata
279 km
Nearest railway station
Godda · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Shree Ram Orthopaedic Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rautara compares

By population, Rautara ranks #58 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
43.3%
+6.1% vs mandal average
Rautara
43.3%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
850
−84 vs mandal average
Rautara
850
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Rautara
4.8
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Rautara at a glance

Rautara is a village of 984 people in 203 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 58th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 43%, 6 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 850 women per 1,000 men. It lies 98 km from the Katihar district centre, 22 km from Gaura, the nearest town, 2 km from Godda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855102, served by Barsoi post office; the LGD village code is 224782. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shree Ram Orthopaedic Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rautara · this village98443%
Rautara · Korha9,04240%0 km N
Rautara · Sarwan94356%0 km N
Rautara · Balrampur0 km N
Rautara · Dhalbhumgarh1,62855%0 km N
Sibpur · Sultanganj00.9 km SE
Sibpur · Itarhi00.9 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rautara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
RAIPUR HARDAR
Total area (ha)
56.94
Irrigated area (ha)
37.25
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Rautara

LGD code
224782
Pincode
855102
Post office
Barsoi
Population (Census 2011)
984
Population (projected 2026)
1,160
Households
203
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
850
Literacy rate
43.3%
Coordinates
24.84418°N, 87.21110°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Rautara

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 101 km
≈ 3 h 28 min by car · 4 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 98 km
≈ 3 h 21 min by car · 3 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,802 people
Gaura · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna225 kmcapital
  • Kolkata279 km
  • Delhi1078 km
  • Hyderabad1227 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGodda2 km
  • Hospital / PHCShree Ram Orthopaedic Hospital<1 km
  • CollegeBCE Bhagalpur49 km
  • Police stationBabarganj Police Station48 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Rautara

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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