About Gaura Chak Village

Gaura Chak is one of the larger villages in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,561, made up of 3,950 males and 3,611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaura Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Khagaria
Tehsil	Alauli
Pincode	848203
Area (hectares)	328 hectares
Population	7,561
Male Population	3,950
Female Population	3,611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gaura Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gaura Chak is the 15th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Gaura Chak

Gaura Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gaura Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaura Chak from other places

Gaura Chak lies about 22 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, about 3.7 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 Chak
Nearest railway station	Salauna	3.7 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alauli	12 km
District headquarters	Khagaria	22 km

Villages closest to Gaura Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura Chak village had a population of 7,561. That makes it the 15th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Gaura Chak village has 3,950 males and 3,611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura Chak has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Gaura Chak is 848203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura Chak covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura Chak falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura Chak is Salauna, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura Chak.

Gaura Chak is about 22 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura Chak is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Salauna is about 3.7 km away. Bakhri is about 3.9 km away. Alauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.