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About Urra Village

Urra is one of the larger villages in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,943, made up of 5,731 males and 5,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2396.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271855, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Pincode 271855
Area (hectares) 2396.45 hectares
Population 10,943
Male Population 5,731
Female Population 5,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urra compares

By the 2011 count Urra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 2396.45 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Urra

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

Urra lies about 62 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Kakraha Rest House, about 7.3 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 Urra
Nearest railway station Kakraha Rest House 7.3 km
Nearest town Dhaurahra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 31 km
District headquarters Bahraich 62 km

Villages closest to Urra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urra village had a population of 10,943. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Urra village has 5,731 males and 5,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urra has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Urra is 271855. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urra covers 2396.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urra falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Urra is Kakraha Rest House, about 7.3 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 Urra.

Urra is about 62 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urra is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Kakraha Rest House is about 7.3 km away. Dhaurahra is about 18 km away. Nanpara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girgtti (6.5 km), Jhala (7.0 km) and Jalim Nagar (7.2 km).

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

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