About Aur Village

Aur is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 143 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172027
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	143
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aur compares

By the 2011 count Aur is the 44th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Aur

Aur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aur as Available within village. 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 Aur from other places

Aur lies about 31 km from Shimla. 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 Aur
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	5.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Aur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aur village had a population of 298. That makes it the 44th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Aur village has 143 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aur has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Aur is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aur covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aur falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Aur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Aur.

Aur is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aur is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 5.0 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.