# Aurahi Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/aurahi/ Village · Barhara, Purnia # Aurahi Aurahi is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,976 people in 1,848 households**, the 6th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 8,976people (2011) - 1,848households - 53.2%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Aurahi PIN code and other codes Aurahi falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAurahi - Community development blockBarhara - Census village code223099 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? - Barhara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)50 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)9 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Aurahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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**. About 72% of the 1,356 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 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, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Aurahi · ■ Barhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **4% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **89% Tap water ****6%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****19%** **28% Television ****5%** **6% Mobile phone ****17%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **31% Own their home ****95%** **98% 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 · ■ Barhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **954 Working population ****47.4%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 42.8% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 662 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3,486 (82%) 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 Barhara - Urlaha11,524 people - Patraha11,089 people - Barhari10,835 people - Nipania9,052 people - Dibraghani8,269 people - Bela Paemu Milik7,772 people - Maldiha7,345 people - Bhatsara7,329 people [All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aurahi from Purnia?50 km by road - What is the population of Aurahi?8,976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aurahi in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Aurahi?53.2% (Census 2011)