# Aurai Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/aurai/ Village · Barharia, Siwan # Aurai Aurai is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,284 people in 835 households**, the 9th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 5,284people (2011) - 835households - 66.3%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Aurai PIN code and other codes Aurai falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatOrai - Community development blockBarharia - Census village code231415 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aurai from nearby towns? - Barharia (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)15 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)15 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 Aurai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Aurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hathuaa - ○Degree college10+ km · Hathuaa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathuaa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Aurai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Aurai Of every 100 households in Aurai in 2011, 12 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Aurai · ■ Barharia rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **7% Toilet within the home ****7%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **67% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****71%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **12% 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 Aurai? ■ Aurai · ■ Barharia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **963 Working population ****33.6%** **30.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 52.3% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (14%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 131 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,195 (67%) 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 Barharia - Lakri Dargah7,640 people - Daniayl-pur6,306 people - Koiri Tola6,068 people - Tetahli5,404 people - Sundarpur5,120 people - Balapur4,567 people - Hariharpur Lalgarh4,456 people - Nawalpur4,339 people [All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aurai from Siwan?15 km by road - What is the population of Aurai?5,284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aurai in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Aurai?66.3% (Census 2011)