About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,777, made up of 947 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	1,777
Male Population	947
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 40th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaura from other places

Gaura lies about 32 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, 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	Biraul	15 km
Nearest town	Benipur	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	32 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biraul 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 1,777. That makes it the 40th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Gaura village has 947 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Biraul, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 32 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 15 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Darbhanga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.