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About Auraon Village

Auraon is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,297 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.04 hectares hectares.

Auraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auraon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 48.04 hectares
Population 2,497
Male Population 1,297
Female Population 1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Auraon compares

By the 2011 count Auraon is the 65th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 48.04 hectares work out to about 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Auraon

Auraon 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 Auraon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Auraon from other places

Auraon lies about 74 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 2.7 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 Auraon
Nearest railway station Bhiti 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 11 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 19 km
District headquarters Varanasi 74 km

Villages closest to Auraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auraon village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 65th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Auraon village has 1,297 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auraon has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Auraon covers 48.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Auraon falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Auraon is Bhiti, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Auraon.

Auraon is about 74 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auraon is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Bhiti is about 2.7 km away. Pindra is about 11 km away. Gyānpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (under 2 km), Bahutara (2.0 km) and Jalalpur (2.2 km).

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

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