About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,311, made up of 1,244 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	2,311
Male Population	1,244
Female Population	1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 25th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

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 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 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 24 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	9.7 km
District headquarters	Munger	24 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur 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 2,311. That makes it the 25th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Gaura village has 1,244 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Gaura covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Khariapipra Halt, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 24 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Khariapipra Halt is about 5.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.7 km away. Munger is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.