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About Aura Village

Aura is one of the larger villages in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,104, made up of 5,878 males and 5,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 815 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Hasanpur
Pincode 848206
Area (hectares) 815 hectares
Population 11,104
Male Population 5,878
Female Population 5,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aura compares

By the 2011 count Aura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents. Its 815 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Aura

Aura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aura as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aura from other places

Aura lies about 136 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 27 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 Aura
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Arwal 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 27 km
District headquarters Samastipur 136 km

Villages closest to Aura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aura village had a population of 11,104. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents.

Aura village has 5,878 males and 5,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aura has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Aura is 848206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aura covers 815 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aura falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aura is Charpokhari Halt, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aura.

Aura is about 136 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aura is in Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Hasanpur is about 7.3 km away. Arwal is about 7.3 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banpur (5.2 km), Hasanpur (7.3 km) and Bhorwari Khurd Dath (9.9 km).

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

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