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About Aurad Village

Aurad is one of the larger villages in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,536, made up of 7,426 males and 7,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1353.82 hectares hectares.

Aurad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 1353.82 hectares
Population 14,536
Male Population 7,426
Female Population 7,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 1353.82 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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 54 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 30 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 Nilanga 20 km
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 30 km
District headquarters Latur 54 km

Villages closest to Aurad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilanga 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 14,536. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Aurad village has 7,426 males and 7,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurad has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Aurad covers 1353.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurad falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aurad is Kalagapura, about 30 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 54 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurad is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 20 km away. Kalagapura is about 30 km away. Latur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tagarkheda (1.9 km), Shelgi (4.1 km) and Sawari (5.6 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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