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About Aurangabad Village

Aurangabad is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 375 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Aurangabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurangabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 375
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aurangabad compares

By the 2011 count Aurangabad is the 80th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Aurangabad

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

How far is Aurangabad from other places

Aurangabad lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 6.0 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 Aurangabad
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 6.1 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Aurangabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurangabad village had a population of 731. That makes it the 80th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Aurangabad village has 375 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurangabad has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Aurangabad covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aurangabad falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aurangabad is Kahalgaon, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Aurangabad.

Aurangabad is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurangabad is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 6.0 km away. Colgong is about 6.1 km away. Bhagalpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusapur (under 2 km), Jagarnathpur (under 2 km) and Jagarnathpur Milik (under 2 km).

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

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