About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,030, made up of 1,602 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	3,030
Male Population	1,602
Female Population	1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 22nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 10 km from Nalanda. 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	Hilsa	6.8 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	10 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 3,030. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Gaura village has 1,602 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Gaura covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Gaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 10 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 6.8 km away. Nalanda is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.