About Aura Village

Aura is one of the larger villages in Tariani Chowk tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,173, made up of 3,301 males and 2,872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472 hectares hectares.

Aura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheohar
Tehsil	Tariani Chowk
Area (hectares)	472 hectares
Population	6,173
Male Population	3,301
Female Population	2,872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aura compares

By the 2011 count Aura is the 7th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,773 residents. Its 472 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Aura

Aura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 18 km from Sheohar, and the nearest railway station is Sitamarhi, about 4.5 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
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sitamarhi	4.5 km
District headquarters	Sheohar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tariani Chowk	24 km

Villages closest to Aura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tariani Chowk 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 6,173. That makes it the 7th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,773 residents.

Aura village has 3,301 males and 2,872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Aura covers 472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aura falls under Tariani Chowk tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aura is Sitamarhi, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aura.

Aura is about 18 km from Sheohar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aura is in Tariani Chowk tehsil of Sheohar district. Sītāmarhi is about 3.1 km away. Sitamarhi is about 4.5 km away. Sheohar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.