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About Aurawan Village

Aurawan is a large village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,966, made up of 2,002 males and 1,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aurawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Pincode 823004
Area (hectares) 514 hectares
Population 3,966
Male Population 2,002
Female Population 1,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aurawan compares

By the 2011 count Aurawan is the 9th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Aurawan

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

How far is Aurawan from other places

Aurawan lies about 7.2 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 3.2 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 Aurawan
Nearest railway station Kastha 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 7.2 km
District headquarters Gaya 7.2 km

Villages closest to Aurawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Aurawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurawan village had a population of 3,966. That makes it the 9th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Aurawan village has 2,002 males and 1,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurawan has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Aurawan is 823004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aurawan covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurawan falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aurawan is Kastha, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Aurawan.

Aurawan is about 7.2 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurawan is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 3.2 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 7.2 km away. Gaya is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathraura (under 2 km), Kusarhi (under 2 km) and Bemata (under 2 km).

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

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