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About Aurangabad Village

Aurangabad is a large village in Hardwar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,656, made up of 1,989 males and 1,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aurangabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurangabad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Hardwar
Pincode 247667
Area (hectares) 752 hectares
Population 3,656
Male Population 1,989
Female Population 1,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aurangabad compares

By the 2011 count Aurangabad is the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,080 residents. Its 752 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Aurangabad

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

Aurangabad lies about 15 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Jwalapur, about 13 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 Aurangabad
Nearest railway station Jwalapur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hardwar 15 km
Nearest town Haridwar 15 km

Villages closest to Aurangabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurangabad village had a population of 3,656. That makes it the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,080 residents.

Aurangabad village has 1,989 males and 1,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurangabad has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Aurangabad is 247667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aurangabad covers 752 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aurangabad falls under Hardwar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Aurangabad is Jwalapur, about 13 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 Aurangabad.

Aurangabad is about 15 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurangabad is in Hardwar tehsil of Hardwar district. Jwalapur is about 13 km away. Hardwar is about 15 km away. Haridwar 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 Tanda Banjara (under 2 km), Jhabarpur (2.2 km) and Puranpur Salhapur (3.1 km).

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

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