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About Uriya Village

Uriya is a small village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 256 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Uriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 256
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uriya compares

By the 2011 count Uriya is the 128th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Uriya

Uriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uriya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Uriya from other places

Uriya lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 3.7 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 Uriya
Tehsil headquarters Barun 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Chirailla Pauthu 3.7 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 16 km

Villages closest to Uriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uriya village had a population of 482. That makes it the 128th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Uriya village has 256 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uriya has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Uriya covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uriya falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uriya is Chirailla Pauthu, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Uriya.

Uriya is about 16 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uriya is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Barun is about 3.4 km away. Chirailla Pauthu is about 3.7 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinuriya (under 2 km), Binuliya (under 2 km) and Tenua (under 2 km).

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

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