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About Aurangapur Village

Aurangapur is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 40 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.78 hectares hectares.

Aurangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurangapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 227.78 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 40
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aurangapur compares

By the 2011 count Aurangapur is the 123rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 227.78 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Aurangapur

Aurangapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aurangapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aurangapur from other places

Aurangapur lies about 69 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Vilegaon, about 10 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 Aurangapur
Nearest railway station Vilegaon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 15 km
Nearest town Kāranja 15 km
District headquarters Washim 69 km

Villages closest to Aurangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurangapur village had a population of 76. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Aurangapur village has 40 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurangapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Aurangapur covers 227.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aurangapur falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aurangapur is Vilegaon, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Aurangapur.

Aurangapur is about 69 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurangapur is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Vilegaon is about 10 km away. Karanja is about 15 km away. Kāranja is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bramhanwada (under 2 km), Bhuloda (1.7 km) and Ladegaon (2.8 km).

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

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