# Auraiya District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Auraiya district

Auraiya is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 65th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,379,545 people** in 2 sub-districts, 9 towns and 839 villages; 17% lived in towns. The largest town is [Auraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/auraiya/auraiya/) (87,736).

- 1,379,545people (2011)
- 2sub-districts
- 9towns
- 78.9%literacy

## Who lives in Auraiya?

Auraiya had **1,379,545 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 65th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 864 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 65th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 896 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.6 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Auraiya?

78.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 3rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 86.1% and women at 70.6% — a gap of 15.5 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Auraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/auraiya/) (80.2%) and lowest in [Bidhuna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/bidhuna/) (77.7%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Auraiya do for a living?

32.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 12.1%). Of all workers, 33% farmed their own land, 20% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 19% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 26% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 53% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bidhuna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/bidhuna/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Auraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/auraiya/) (48% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 33 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 26 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Auraiya

17.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 35th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 9 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Auraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/auraiya/auraiya/) with 87,736 people, home to 37% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Auraiya

Auraiya had 839 census villages, 769 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,489 people; 20 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Harchandpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/bidhuna/harchandpur/) (11,677), [Barauna Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/bidhuna/barauna-kalan/) (10,425), [Sahayal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/bidhuna/sahayal/) (9,825), [Sehud](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/auraiya/sehud/) (9,783) and [Bela](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/bidhuna/bela/) (7,762).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Auraiya compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Auraiya · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**902

Working population ****32.0%**

**32.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Auraiya

Of every 100 households in Auraiya in 2011, 26 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Auraiya · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

Toilet within the home ****29%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

Tap water ****19%**

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

Use banking services ****64%**

Television ****24%**

Mobile phone ****58%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****14%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****13%**

Own their home ****97%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Auraiya

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Bidhuna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/bidhuna/) 678,838 430 2 

[Auraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/auraiya/auraiya/) 700,707 409 7 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Auraiya

- Auraiya · 87,736
- Bidhuna · 32,252
- Babarpur Ajitmal · 29,284
- Dibiyapur · 27,237
- Phaphund · 17,637
- Kasba Khanpur · 11,938
- Atasu · 11,568
- Achhalda · 9,431
- Jamuhan · 7,139

## Largest villages in Auraiya

- Harchandpur · 11,677
- Barauna Kalan · 10,425
- Sahayal · 9,825
- Sehud · 9,783
- Bela · 7,762
- Ruru Khurd · 7,488
- Umari · 7,382
- Rathgaon · 7,084
- Sabahad · 7,035
- Kudar Kot · 6,954
- Yakubpur · 6,657
- Basauli · 6,602
- Ghasara · 6,096
- Gunauli · 6,087
- Umrani · 5,943
- Guwari · 5,487
- Dobaa Mafi · 5,328
- Daulatpur · 5,281
- Thurpip Urf Dhupkari Thulpia U · 5,214
- Ayana · 5,074

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Auraiya?2: Bidhuna, Auraiya
- What is the population of Auraiya district?1,379,545 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Auraiya?Auraiya