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About Aurahia Village

Aurahia is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,574, made up of 1,880 males and 1,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.76 hectares hectares.

Aurahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 404.76 hectares
Population 3,574
Male Population 1,880
Female Population 1,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Aurahia compares

By the 2011 count Aurahia is the 79th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 404.76 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Aurahia

Aurahia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Aurahia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aurahia from other places

Aurahia lies about 33 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Anand Nagar Junction, about 5.6 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 Aurahia
Nearest railway station Anand Nagar Junction 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 24 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 24 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 33 km

Villages closest to Aurahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurahia village had a population of 3,574. That makes it the 79th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Aurahia village has 1,880 males and 1,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurahia has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Aurahia covers 404.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurahia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aurahia is Anand Nagar Junction, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Aurahia.

Aurahia is about 33 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurahia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Anand Nagar Junction is about 5.6 km away. Maharajganj is about 24 km away. Mahārāganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpur (4.1 km), Nandana (5.4 km) and Jagadishpur (6.1 km).

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

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