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About Auraia Village

Auraia is a small village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 264 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Auraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845450
Area (hectares) 67.15 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 264
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Auraia compares

By the 2011 count Auraia is the 117th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 67.15 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Auraia

Auraia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Auraia as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Auraia from other places

Auraia lies about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 3.7 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 Auraia
Nearest railway station Gokhula 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 8.5 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 8.5 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 16 km

Villages closest to Auraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auraia village had a population of 486. That makes it the 117th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Auraia village has 264 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auraia has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Auraia is 845450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Auraia covers 67.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Auraia falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auraia is Gokhula, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Auraia.

Auraia is about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auraia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 3.7 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 8.5 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motihari (under 2 km), Maga Rahi (under 2 km) and Durgaulia (1.6 km).

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

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