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About Urra Village

Urra is a small village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 117 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Urra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hanumannagar
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 117
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Urra compares

By the 2011 count Urra is the 54th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Urra

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

How far is Urra from other places

Urra lies about 112 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about under 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 Urra
Nearest railway station Katalpur Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanumannagar 27 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 112 km

Villages closest to Urra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urra village had a population of 218. That makes it the 54th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Urra village has 117 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urra has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Urra covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urra falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Urra is Katalpur Halt, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Urra.

Urra is about 112 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urra is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Katalpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Sāhibganj is about 17 km away. Hanumannagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaha (2.7 km), Bisaul (4.7 km) and Pandaul (7.7 km).

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

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