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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 469 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.3 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 147.3 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 469
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 59th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 147.3 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within <5 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 65 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 22 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 Kochas 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kudra 22 km
Nearest town Nokha 23 km
District headquarters Rohtas 65 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

Common questions about Gaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 947. That makes it the 59th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Gaura village has 469 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Gaura covers 147.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Kudra, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 65 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 2.5 km away. Kudra is about 22 km away. Nokha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsia (under 2 km), Dhantha (under 2 km) and Mamrezpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gaura today is likely to be higher.

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