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- LGD code
- 224569
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population
- 92
- Households
- 24
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Sex ratio
- 957 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 46
Census 2011 · in context
How Auranga compares
By population, Auranga ranks #214 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.9%
+8.6% vs mandal average
- Auranga
- 48.9%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
+35 vs mandal average
- Auranga
- 957
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
3.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Auranga
- 3.8
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Auranga at a glance
Auranga is a village of 92 people in 24 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 214th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 49%, 9 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855105, served by Durgaganj post office; the LGD village code is 224569. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 108 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gethaura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auranga · this village | 92 | 49% | — |
| Gethaura · Kadwa | 10,619 | 43% | — |
| Babhangaon · Kadwa | 2,919 | 40% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Auranga
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 31
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GETHAURA
- Total area (ha)
- 117
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 31.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Auranga
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Auranga
- LGD code
- 224569
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 92
- Population (projected 2026)
- 108
- Households
- 24
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 957
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)