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About Aurai Village

Aurai is a mid sized village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 278 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.83 hectares hectares.

Aurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 375.83 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 278
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aurai compares

By the 2011 count Aurai is the 170th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 375.83 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Aurai

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

Aurai lies about 117 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 33 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 Aurai
Nearest town Kaimori 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 24 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 33 km
District headquarters Mandla 117 km

Villages closest to Aurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurai village had a population of 569. That makes it the 170th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Aurai village has 278 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurai has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Aurai covers 375.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aurai falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aurai is Gosalpur, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Aurai.

Aurai is about 117 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurai is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Kaimori is about 11 km away. Bichhiya is about 24 km away. Gosalpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori Dadar (2.4 km), Deori Ryt (2.4 km) and Khaddeori (2.4 km).

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

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