About Aurahi Village

Aurahi is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,976, made up of 4,720 males and 4,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356 hectares hectares.

Aurahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Barhara
Area (hectares)	1356 hectares
Population	8,976
Male Population	4,720
Female Population	4,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aurahi compares

By the 2011 count Aurahi is the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 1356 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Aurahi

Aurahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aurahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 146 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 9.0 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	Khajauli	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	14 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	15 km
District headquarters	Purnia	146 km

Villages closest to Aurahi

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.

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Common questions about Aurahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurahi village had a population of 8,976. That makes it the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Aurahi village has 4,720 males and 4,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurahi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Aurahi covers 1356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurahi falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aurahi is Khajauli, about 9.0 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 village for Aurahi.

Aurahi 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.

Aurahi is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Khajauli is about 9.0 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.