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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,759, made up of 1,446 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847428, 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 Singhwara
Pincode 847428
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 2,759
Male Population 1,446
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gaura

The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 32 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 3.1 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 Vishnupur Bathua Halt 3.1 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 28 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 Singhwara 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 Gaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 2,759. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Gaura village has 1,446 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 847428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 3.1 km away. Samāstipur is about 14 km away. Singhwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura Buzurg (under 2 km), Asthua (under 2 km) and Balaha (3.1 km).

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

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