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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 137 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Ramgarh
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 137
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 80 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 9.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 9.9 km
Nearest town Zamānia 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 80 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 286. That makes it the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Gaura village has 137 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Gaura covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaura falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Bhabua Road, about 9.9 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 Gaura.

Gaura is about 80 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district. Ramgarh is about 4.1 km away. Bhabua Road is about 9.9 km away. Zamānia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangalchhera (under 2 km), Sarai (2.0 km) and Jamurna (3.4 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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