About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,885, made up of 2,553 males and 2,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	4,885
Male Population	2,553
Female Population	2,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 11th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

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 112 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 11 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	Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika	11 km
Nearest town	Saharsa	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	22 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	112 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 4,885. That makes it the 11th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Gaura village has 2,553 males and 2,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Gaura covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 11 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 112 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 11 km away. Saharsa is about 16 km away. Shahpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.