About Aurahi Village

Aurahi is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,207, made up of 8,417 males and 7,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1901 hectares hectares.

Aurahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	1901 hectares
Population	16,207
Male Population	8,417
Female Population	7,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Aurahi compares

By the 2011 count Aurahi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 1901 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Aurahi

Aurahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aurahi as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aurahi from other places

Aurahi lies about 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 1.5 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 Aurahi
Nearest railway station	Simraha	1.5 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	14 km
District headquarters	Araria	18 km

Villages closest to Aurahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj 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.

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Common questions about Aurahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurahi village had a population of 16,207. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Aurahi village has 8,417 males and 7,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurahi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Aurahi covers 1901 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurahi falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aurahi is Simraha, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Aurahi.

Aurahi is about 18 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurahi is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 1.5 km away. Shahbazpur is about 14 km away. Forbesganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.