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About Naraula Village

Naraula is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 810 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Naraula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naraula village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,531
Male Population 810
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naraula compares

By the 2011 count Naraula is the 47th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Naraula

Naraula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naraula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Naraula from other places

Naraula lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 4.2 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 Naraula
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 9.8 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km

Villages closest to Naraula

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 Naraula

As per the Census of India 2011, Naraula village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 47th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Naraula village has 810 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naraula has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Naraula covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naraula falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naraula is Baghoi Kusa, about 4.2 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 village for Naraula.

Naraula is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naraula is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Baghoi Kusa is about 4.2 km away. Obra is about 9.8 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihunri (2.0 km), Ghetra (2.4 km) and Ghordaur (2.8 km).

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

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