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About Auraha Chakla Village

Auraha Chakla is a small village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Auraha Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auraha Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 1
Male Population 1
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 Auraha Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Auraha Chakla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Auraha Chakla

Auraha Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Auraha Chakla 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 Auraha Chakla from other places

Auraha Chakla lies about 146 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 8.7 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 Auraha Chakla
Nearest railway station Khajauli 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 14 km
Nearest town Jainagar 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 146 km

Villages closest to Auraha Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 Auraha Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Auraha Chakla village had a population of 1. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Auraha Chakla covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Auraha Chakla falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auraha Chakla is Khajauli, about 8.7 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 Auraha Chakla.

Auraha Chakla is about 146 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auraha Chakla is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Khajauli is about 8.7 km away. Barhara is about 14 km away. Jainagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urlaha (under 2 km), Aurahi (under 2 km) and Bhatsara (4.9 km).

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

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