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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 301 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 301
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 64th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 16 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 town Bodh Gaya 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 20 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manpur 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 569. That makes it the 64th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Gaura village has 301 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Gaura covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Bandhua, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 6.9 km away. Bandhua is about 16 km away. Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhauli (4.7 km), Inguna (5.6 km) and Mahuar (6.0 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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