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About Auraiya Village

Auraiya is a mid sized village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,821, made up of 943 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Auraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auraiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Harsidhi
Pincode 845437
Area (hectares) 193.4 hectares
Population 1,821
Male Population 943
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Auraiya compares

By the 2011 count Auraiya is the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 193.4 hectares work out to about 9.4 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 903.

Getting to Auraiya

Auraiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Auraiya as Available within 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 Auraiya from other places

Auraiya lies about 3.3 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Motihari Court, about 10 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 Auraiya
Tehsil headquarters Harsidhi 3.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Motihari Court 10 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 12 km

Villages closest to Auraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auraiya village had a population of 1,821. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Auraiya village has 943 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auraiya has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Auraiya is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Auraiya covers 193.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Auraiya falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auraiya is Motihari Court, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Auraiya.

Auraiya is about 3.3 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auraiya is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Harsidhi is about 3.3 km away. Purba Champaran is about 3.3 km away. Motihari Court is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sariswa (under 2 km), Murarpur (2.2 km) and Harpur Ray (4.1 km).

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

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