About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,304, made up of 1,213 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.2 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Halsi
Area (hectares)	238.2 hectares
Population	2,304
Male Population	1,213
Female Population	1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 238.2 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 13 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	Halsi	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	13 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	20 km
Nearest town	Luckeesarai	20 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 2,304. That makes it the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Gaura village has 1,213 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Gaura covers 238.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Sirari, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 20 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 5.6 km away. Sirari is about 13 km away. Lakhisarai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.