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About Aurrang Village

Aurrang is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 325 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aurrang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurrang village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 50.32 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 325
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aurrang compares

By the 2011 count Aurrang is the 80th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 50.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Aurrang

Aurrang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aurrang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Aurrang from other places

Aurrang lies about 82 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Palāsthali, about 7.1 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 Aurrang
Nearest railway station Palāsthali 7.1 km
Nearest town Jāmuria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 82 km

Villages closest to Aurrang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurrang village had a population of 656. That makes it the 80th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Aurrang village has 325 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurrang has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Aurrang is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aurrang covers 50.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurrang falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aurrang is Palāsthali, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aurrang.

Aurrang is about 82 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurrang is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Palāsthali is about 7.1 km away. Jāmuria is about 12 km away. Khoyrasol is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simsa (under 2 km), Paschim Barkola (1.7 km) and Parsundi (2.3 km).

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

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