Rautanਰੌਟਨ

Where is Rautan?

Rautan is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038681, and it covers 78 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 59 people in Rautan: 30 men and 29 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 78 hectares, the population density works out to about 76 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 967 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 38 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.77 per cent and women at 78.26 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 8, were household industry workers, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rautan's land. Of the village's 78 hectares, 45 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 4 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rautan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhauwal, Budha Bhora, Manusuha Khurd and Chhota Phool.

What is the population of Rautan?

The population of Rautan was 59 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rautan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rautan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.