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About Aurasi Village

Aurasi is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 349 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aurasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurasi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493196
Area (hectares) 143.87 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 349
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Aurasi compares

By the 2011 count Aurasi is the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 143.87 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Aurasi

Aurasi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Aurasi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aurasi from other places

Aurasi lies about 57 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Aurasi
Tehsil headquarters Palari 10 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 57 km

Villages closest to Aurasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurasi village had a population of 700. That makes it the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Aurasi village has 349 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurasi has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Aurasi is 493196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aurasi covers 143.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aurasi falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Aurasi is Bhatapara, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aurasi.

Aurasi is about 57 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurasi is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 10 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 16 km away. Bhatapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlidih (under 2 km), Gitkera (under 2 km) and Bodtara (under 2 km).

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

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