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About Auranga Village

Auranga is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 47 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Auranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auranga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 47
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Auranga compares

By the 2011 count Auranga is the 190th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Auranga

Auranga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Auranga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Auranga from other places

Auranga lies about 76 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 24 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 Auranga
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 29 km
District headquarters Katihar 76 km

Villages closest to Auranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auranga village had a population of 92. That makes it the 190th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Auranga village has 47 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auranga has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Auranga covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Auranga falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auranga is Araria Court, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Auranga.

Auranga is about 76 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auranga is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about 16 km away. Araria Court is about 24 km away. Kadwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharri (under 2 km), Kachora (1.6 km) and Chandpur (2.6 km).

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

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