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About Auraiya Village

Auraiya is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 402 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Auraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auraiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nauhatta
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 402
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 40th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

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 5 - 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 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shiu Sagar Road, about 22 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
Nearest railway station Shiu Sagar Road 22 km
District headquarters Rohtas 24 km
Nearest town Sasarām 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 31 km

Villages closest to Auraiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nauhatta 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 791. That makes it the 40th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Auraiya village has 402 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auraiya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Auraiya covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Auraiya falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auraiya is Shiu Sagar Road, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Auraiya.

Auraiya is about 24 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auraiya is in Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district. Shiu Sagar Road is about 22 km away. Rohtas is about 24 km away. Sasarām is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraidanr (23 km), Lohara (23 km) and Paharia (23 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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