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About Auria Village

Auria is one of the larger villages in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,862, made up of 6,710 males and 6,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1377 hectares hectares.

Auria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 1377 hectares
Population 12,862
Male Population 6,710
Female Population 6,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Auria compares

By the 2011 count Auria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 1377 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Auria

Auria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Auria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Auria from other places

Auria lies about 9.4 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 2.3 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 Auria
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 3.3 km
District headquarters Banka 9.4 km
Nearest town Bānka 9.4 km

Villages closest to Auria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auria village had a population of 12,862. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Auria village has 6,710 males and 6,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auria has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Auria covers 1377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Auria falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auria is Panjwara Road, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Auria.

Auria is about 9.4 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auria is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 2.3 km away. Barahat is about 3.3 km away. Banka is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dafarpur (1.8 km), Parghari (3.4 km) and Basauni (4.0 km).

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

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