About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 682 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Madanpur
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,315
Male Population	682
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
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 Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 43rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaura 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 Gaura from other places

Gaura lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 20 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	Madanpur	8.1 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	18 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	18 km
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	20 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Gaura village has 682 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Gaura covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Jakhim, about 20 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 Gaura.

Gaura is about 18 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 Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 8.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Aurangābād is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.