About Urlaha Village

Urlaha is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,524, made up of 5,962 males and 5,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737 hectares hectares.

Urlaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urlaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Barhara
Area (hectares)	737 hectares
Population	11,524
Male Population	5,962
Female Population	5,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Urlaha compares

By the 2011 count Urlaha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 737 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Urlaha

Urlaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Urlaha as Available within 5 - 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 Urlaha from other places

Urlaha 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 Urlaha
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 Urlaha

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 Urlaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Urlaha village had a population of 11,524. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Urlaha village has 5,962 males and 5,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urlaha has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Urlaha covers 737 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Urlaha falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Urlaha is Khajauli, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Urlaha.

Urlaha 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.

Urlaha 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.