About Paura Village

Paura is one of the larger villages in Gogri tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,605, made up of 3,058 males and 2,547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 851203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Khagaria
Tehsil	Gogri
Pincode	851203
Area (hectares)	1157 hectares
Population	5,605
Male Population	3,058
Female Population	2,547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
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 Paura compares

By the 2011 count Paura is the 23rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,758 residents. Its 1157 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Paura

Paura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paura 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 Paura from other places

Paura lies about 29 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Pasraha, about 9.3 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 Paura
Nearest railway station	Pasraha	9.3 km
Nearest town	Gogri Jamālpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gogri	14 km
District headquarters	Khagaria	29 km

Villages closest to Paura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paura village had a population of 5,605. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,758 residents.

Paura village has 3,058 males and 2,547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paura has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Paura is 851203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paura covers 1157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paura falls under Gogri tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paura is Pasraha, about 9.3 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 Paura.

Paura is about 29 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paura is in Gogri tehsil of Khagaria district. Pasraha is about 9.3 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 13 km away. Gogri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.