# Aurahi Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Aurahi

Aurahi is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 58 households**, the 59th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 301people (2011)
- 58households
- 39.2%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Aurahi PIN code and other codes

Aurahi falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBardela
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223296

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?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)44 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)8 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Aurahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 44% of the 9 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aurahi · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.2%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**955

Working population ****51.8%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 31.9% for women. 73% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (53%) · **■** Marginal 39 (25%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Rampur Chakla411 people
- Mir Milik382 people
- Bansipurandaha Milik349 people
- Bishunpur Milik327 people
- Hemai Patti292 people
- Hanumani Chakla290 people
- Sukhsena Milik289 people
- Kishunpur Balua milik271 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aurahi from Purnia?44 km by road
- What is the population of Aurahi?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aurahi in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Aurahi?39.2% (Census 2011)