About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,204, made up of 2,002 males and 2,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Katiya
Area (hectares)	301 hectares
Population	4,204
Male Population	2,002
Female Population	2,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,100
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1114.

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 25 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Tariasujan, 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 town	Bettiah	15 km
Nearest railway station	Tariasujan	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katiya	25 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	25 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 4,204. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Gaura village has 2,002 males and 2,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1114.

Gaura covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

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

Gaura is about 25 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bettiah is about 15 km away. Tariasujan is about 15 km away. Katiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.