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About Aurad Village

Aurad is a large village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,393, made up of 1,184 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2095.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aurad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585303
Area (hectares) 2095.41 hectares
Population 2,393
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aurad compares

By the 2011 count Aurad is the 33rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 2095.41 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 963.

Getting to Aurad

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

Aurad lies about 41 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about 26 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 Aurad
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Shahabad 26 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 41 km

Villages closest to Aurad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurad village had a population of 2,393. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Aurad village has 1,184 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurad has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Aurad is 585303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aurad covers 2095.41 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.

Aurad falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Aurad is Shahabad, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Aurad.

Aurad is about 41 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurad is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 4.9 km away. Shahabad is about 26 km away. Gulbarga is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakapur (2.7 km), Kellur (3.1 km) and Halgadla (4.4 km).

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

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