About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 705 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	302 hectares
Population	1,363
Male Population	705
Female Population	658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 61st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 28 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, 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
Nearest railway station	Bela	15 km
Nearest town	Purāini	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	28 km
District headquarters	Banka	28 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya 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 1,363. That makes it the 61st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Gaura village has 705 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Gaura covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaura falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Bela, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 28 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.