About Urain Village

Urain is one of the larger villages in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,470, made up of 2,875 males and 2,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.3 hectares hectares.

Urain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Surajgarha
Area (hectares)	421.3 hectares
Population	5,470
Male Population	2,875
Female Population	2,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Urain compares

By the 2011 count Urain is the 12th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 421.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Urain

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

How far is Urain from other places

Urain lies about 20 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Eksari Halt, about 5.2 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 Urain
Nearest railway station	Eksari Halt	5.2 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	7.4 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Surajgarha	34 km

Villages closest to Urain

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

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Common questions about Urain

As per the Census of India 2011, Urain village had a population of 5,470. That makes it the 12th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Urain village has 2,875 males and 2,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urain has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Urain covers 421.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Urain falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Urain is Eksari Halt, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Urain.

Urain is about 20 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urain is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Eksari Halt is about 5.2 km away. Sheikhpura is about 7.4 km away. Lakhisarai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.