About Gauri Village

Gauri is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,919, made up of 1,044 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852126
Area (hectares)	196.76 hectares
Population	1,919
Male Population	1,044
Female Population	875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
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 Gauri compares

By the 2011 count Gauri is the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 196.76 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gauri

Gauri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauri 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 Gauri from other places

Gauri lies about 22 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 4.9 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 Gauri
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Koparia	4.9 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	21 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	22 km

Villages closest to Gauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri village had a population of 1,919. That makes it the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Gauri village has 1,044 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gauri is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauri covers 196.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauri is Koparia, about 4.9 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 Gauri.

Gauri is about 22 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Salkhua is about 4.8 km away. Koparia is about 4.9 km away. Bangaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.