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About Gauri Village

Gauri is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 372 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Gauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 372
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauri compares

By the 2011 count Gauri is the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gauri

Gauri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauri from other places

Gauri lies about 31 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Brij Kishor Halt, about under 2 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 Gauri
Nearest railway station Brij Kishor Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhwalia under 2 km
Nearest town Barauli 14 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 31 km

Villages closest to Gauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhwalia 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 Gauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri village had a population of 740. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Gauri village has 372 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Gauri covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauri is Brij Kishor Halt, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauri.

Gauri is about 31 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Brij Kishor Halt is about under 2 km away. Sidhwalia is about under 2 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojpurwa (under 2 km), Kesho Gaura (under 2 km) and Teknewas (under 2 km).

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

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