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About Gauri Village

Gauri is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 446 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Gauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 446
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauri compares

By the 2011 count Gauri is the 76th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gauri

Gauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauri 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 Gauri from other places

Gauri lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 9.9 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 Gauri
Tehsil headquarters Obra 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 9.9 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Gauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri village had a population of 875. That makes it the 76th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Gauri village has 446 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Gauri covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauri is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 9.9 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 Gauri.

Gauri is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 6.3 km away. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 9.9 km away. Daudnagar 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 Gamhariya (under 2 km), Hasanpur (1.5 km) and Hasanpura (1.5 km).

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

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