About Aura Village

Aura is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 675 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, 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	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	848117
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	1,280
Male Population	675
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 Aura compares

By the 2011 count Aura is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 89 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 917.

Getting to Aura

Aura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aura 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 Aura from other places

Aura lies about 28 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 14 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	Shivaji Nagar	4.0 km
Nearest town	Rosera	13 km
Nearest railway station	Rusera Ghat	14 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	28 km

Villages closest to Aura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aura village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Aura village has 675 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Aura is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aura covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aura falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aura is Rusera Ghat, about 14 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 Aura.

Aura is about 28 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 Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 4.0 km away. Rosera is about 13 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.