About Baura Village

Baura is a small village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 148 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Baura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	43 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	148
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	818
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baura compares

By the 2011 count Baura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Baura

Baura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Baura from other places

Baura lies about 12 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 4.1 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 Baura
Nearest railway station	Gorphar	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	4.6 km
District headquarters	Katihar	12 km

Villages closest to Baura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baura village had a population of 269. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Baura village has 148 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baura has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Baura covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baura falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baura is Gorphar, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baura.

Baura is about 12 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baura is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 4.1 km away. Dandkhora is about 4.6 km away. Katihar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.