# Aurahi Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/aurahi/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Aurahi Aurahi is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **16,207 people in 3,216 households**, the 2nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 16,207people (2011) - 3,216households - 49.8%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Aurahi PIN code and other codes Aurahi falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAurahi Purab - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221558 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aurahi from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Araria (district HQ)22 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Aurahi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Aurahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Aurahi known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. Products made here include rice mills. About 73% of the 1,901 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Aurahi Of every 100 households in Aurahi in 2011, 9 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Aurahi · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **12% Toilet within the home ****11%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****17%** **20% Television ****14%** **8% Mobile phone ****36%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Aurahi? ■ Aurahi · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **955 Working population ****40.2%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.5% for men and 40.3% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,078 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,909 (45%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 455 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2,029 (31%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj - Rampur25,407 people - Mirzapur14,498 people - Doria Sonapur13,744 people - Parwaha10,422 people - Khair Khan9,868 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aurahi from Araria?22 km by road - What is the population of Aurahi?16,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aurahi in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Aurahi?49.8% (Census 2011)