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About Medan Village

Medan is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 292 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Medan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 292
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Medan compares

By the 2011 count Medan is the 104th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Medan

Medan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Medan as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Medan from other places

Medan lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 5.2 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 Medan
Tehsil headquarters Obra 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 5.2 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Medan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medan village had a population of 634. That makes it the 104th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Medan village has 292 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medan has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Medan covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Medan falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Medan is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Medan.

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

Medan is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 5.0 km away. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 5.2 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 Kaithi (under 2 km), Usurmha (under 2 km) and Usurmhi (under 2 km).

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

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