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About Gaura Village

Gaura is one of the larger villages in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,154, made up of 3,741 males and 3,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 7,154
Male Population 3,741
Female Population 3,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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 <5 km distance. 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 19 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, about 5.1 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 Tejpurwa Halt 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 9.1 km
District headquarters Saran 19 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marhaura 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 7,154. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Gaura village has 3,741 males and 3,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Gaura covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Tejpurwa Halt, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 19 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about 5.1 km away. Marhaura is about 9.1 km away. Saran is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathsar (under 2 km), Khalispur (1.9 km) and Bazidpur (2.2 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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