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About Awrabahar Village

Awrabahar is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 579 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1095.27 hectares hectares.

Awrabahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awrabahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Area (hectares) 1095.27 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 579
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awrabahar compares

By the 2011 count Awrabahar is the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 1095.27 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Awrabahar

Awrabahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awrabahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Awrabahar from other places

Awrabahar lies about 17 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 28 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 Awrabahar
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 5.2 km
District headquarters Simdega 17 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 28 km

Villages closest to Awrabahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awrabahar village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Awrabahar village has 579 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awrabahar has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Awrabahar covers 1095.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Awrabahar falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Awrabahar is Biramitrapur, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Awrabahar.

Awrabahar is about 17 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awrabahar is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 5.2 km away. Simdega is about 17 km away. Biramitrapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutniya (3.3 km), Dharhibahar (3.8 km) and Taraboga (3.8 km).

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

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