Aurangabad District, Bihar

Aurangabad is an administrative district in Bihar, India. The district is located about 140 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is in Aurangabad. Hindi and Magahi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 3,305 km², including 3,244.13 km² of rural area and 60.87 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Aurangabad District

Aurangabad District is divided into 11 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,934 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Aurangabad179269.14
2Barun205312.59
3Daudnagar64184.42
4Deo124275.79
5Goh179305.18
6Haspura74142.55
7Kutumba233254.52
8Madanpur124357.61
9Nabinagar374545.91
10Obra154269.72
11Rafiganj224387.58

Population of Aurangabad District

According to the 2011 Census, Aurangabad District had a population of 25,40,073 people living in 3,91,898 households. The population comprised 13,18,684 males and 12,21,389 females, with an average population density of 769 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population25,40,07323,03,2192,36,854
Male Population13,18,68411,94,6191,24,065
Female Population12,21,38911,08,6001,12,789
Total Households3,91,8983,55,03636,862
Population Density769 / km²710 / km²3,891 / km²

Aurangabad District had 14,66,002 literate people and 4,55,394 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 6,12,064 and 1,033 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)4,55,3944,18,32037,074
Literate Population14,66,00213,08,0381,57,964
Illiterate Population10,74,0719,95,18178,890
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population6,12,0645,83,28928,775
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,033823210

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.