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About Aurahi Village

Aurahi is a mid sized village in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 878 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Aurahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 1,700
Male Population 878
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aurahi compares

By the 2011 count Aurahi is the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Aurahi

Aurahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aurahi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aurahi from other places

Aurahi lies about 14 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 4.7 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 Aurahi
Nearest railway station Garh Baruari 4.7 km
Nearest town Saharsa 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 14 km
District headquarters Supaul 14 km

Villages closest to Aurahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 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 Aurahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurahi village had a population of 1,700. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Aurahi village has 878 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurahi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Aurahi covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurahi falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aurahi is Garh Baruari, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Aurahi.

Aurahi is about 14 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurahi is in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Garh Baruari is about 4.7 km away. Saharsa is about 14 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laukaha (4.5 km), Chhithi Hanuman Nagar (5.5 km) and Itahari (9.2 km).

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

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