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About Auraha Village

Auraha is a large village in Tribeniganj tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,345 males and 1,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Auraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Tribeniganj
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 2,689
Male Population 1,345
Female Population 1,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Auraha compares

By the 2011 count Auraha is the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,105 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Auraha

Auraha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Auraha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Auraha from other places

Auraha lies about 26 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Raghopur, about 12 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 Auraha
Tehsil headquarters Tribeniganj 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Raghopur 12 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 17 km
District headquarters Supaul 26 km

Villages closest to Auraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auraha village had a population of 2,689. That makes it the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,105 residents.

Auraha village has 1,345 males and 1,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auraha has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Auraha covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Auraha falls under Tribeniganj tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auraha is Raghopur, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Auraha.

Auraha is about 26 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auraha is in Tribeniganj tehsil of Supaul district. Tribeniganj is about 8.8 km away. Raghopur is about 12 km away. Chhātāpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairapatti (under 2 km), Belha (under 2 km) and Semaria (1.7 km).

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

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