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About Aurahi Village

Aurahi is a mid sized village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,569, made up of 800 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aurahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 1,569
Male Population 800
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aurahi compares

By the 2011 count Aurahi is the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Aurahi

Aurahi 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 Aurahi as Available within village. 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 Aurahi from other places

Aurahi lies about 24 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Haiaghat, about 18 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 Aurahi
Nearest town Benipur 12 km
Nearest railway station Haiaghat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 24 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 24 km

Villages closest to Aurahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 Aurahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurahi village had a population of 1,569. That makes it the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Aurahi village has 800 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurahi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Aurahi is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aurahi covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aurahi falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aurahi is Haiaghat, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Aurahi.

Aurahi is about 24 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurahi is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 12 km away. Haiaghat is about 18 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barna (4.3 km), Sanichara (5.7 km) and Harnagar (7.2 km).

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

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