Aurahi Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Aurahi is a village situated in Forbesganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,216 families residing in the village Aurahi. The total population of Aurahi is 16,207 out of which 8,417 are males and 7,790 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Aurahi is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Aurahi village is 3234 which is 20% of the total population. There are 1643 male children and 1591 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Aurahi is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Aurahi village.

Population
16,207
Families
3,216
Literacy
49.8%
Sex Ratio
926

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Aurahi is 49.8%. Thus Aurahi village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 58.49% and the female literacy rate is 40.3% in Aurahi village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Aurahi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Aurahi Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Aurahi village.

Total Male Female
Children 3,234 1,643 1,591
Literacy 49.8% 58.49% 40.3%
Scheduled Caste 3,863 1,986 1,877
Scheduled Tribe 187 105 82
Illiterate 9,747 4,455 5,292

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Aurahi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Aurahi village out of total population, 6,509 were engaged in work activities. 68.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,509 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,078 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,909 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,480 3,435 1,045
Cultivators 1,078 958 120
Agriculture Labourer 2,909 2,041 868
Household Industries 38 34 4
Other Workers 455 402 53
Marginal Workers 2,029 843 1,186
Non Working 9,698 4,139 5,559

Nearby Villages to Aurahi,

Below are the list of villages near Aurahi village in Forbesganj.

Village Population
Arraha Madarganj 7,438
Shankarpur 1,646
Jhirwa Purwari 7,513
Ahmadpur 1,475
Kurwa 900
Hardia 9,260
Jhirwa Pachhiari 5,937
Bokra 3,440
Basgara 3,297
Tharia Bakia 5,674

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