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About Aurahi Village

Aurahi is a small village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 142 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares.

Aurahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 142
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aurahi compares

By the 2011 count Aurahi is the 53rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Aurahi

Aurahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aurahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Aurahi from other places

Aurahi lies about 34 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Aurahi, about under 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 Aurahi
Nearest railway station Aurahi under 2 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 10 km
District headquarters Purnia 34 km

Villages closest to Aurahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurahi village had a population of 301. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Aurahi village has 142 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurahi has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Aurahi covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aurahi falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aurahi is Aurahi, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Aurahi.

Aurahi is about 34 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurahi is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Aurahi is about under 2 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 8.9 km away. Dhamdaha 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 Bhutia (3.3 km), Halapur (4.2 km) and Damgari (4.7 km).

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

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