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About Urlaha Village

Urlaha is a large village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,044, made up of 1,545 males and 1,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares.

Urlaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urlaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 3,044
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urlaha compares

By the 2011 count Urlaha is the 20th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Urlaha

Urlaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Urlaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urlaha from other places

Urlaha lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 22 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 Urlaha
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 4.4 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 22 km

Villages closest to Urlaha

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

Common questions about Urlaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Urlaha village had a population of 3,044. That makes it the 20th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Urlaha village has 1,545 males and 1,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urlaha has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Urlaha covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Urlaha falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Urlaha is Araria Court, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Urlaha is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urlaha is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 4.4 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majlispur (under 2 km), Garhara (under 2 km) and Dhangawan (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Urlaha today is likely to be higher.

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