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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 216 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 216
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 143rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gaura from other places

Gaura lies about 11 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 15 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 Gaura
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 9.9 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 11 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 11 km
Nearest railway station Ankorha 15 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

Common questions about Gaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 429. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Gaura village has 216 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Gaura covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Ankorha, about 15 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 village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 11 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 9.9 km away. Aurangabad is about 11 km away. Aurangābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahra (under 2 km), Karkatta (under 2 km) and Matihani (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gaura today is likely to be higher.

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