About Goura Village

Goura is a mid sized village in Arwal tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 503 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Goura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Arwal
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	943
Male Population	503
Female Population	440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goura compares

By the 2011 count Goura is the 43rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,157 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Goura

Goura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goura from other places

Goura lies about 22 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Goura
Nearest town	Tekāri	16 km
Nearest railway station	Wanabar Halt	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arwal	22 km

Villages closest to Goura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arwal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Goura

As per the Census of India 2011, Goura village had a population of 943. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,157 residents.

Goura village has 503 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goura has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Goura covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goura falls under Arwal tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goura is Wanabar Halt, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goura.

Goura is about 22 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goura is in Arwal tehsil of Arwal district. Tekāri is about 16 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 19 km away. Arwal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.