About Gaura Village

Gaura is one of the larger villages in Nanpur tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,802, made up of 7,777 males and 7,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849.6 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Nanpur
Area (hectares)	849.6 hectares
Population	14,802
Male Population	7,777
Female Population	7,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 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 5,885 residents. Its 849.6 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

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 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 34 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 16 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	Janakpur Road	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanpur	20 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	31 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	34 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanpur 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 14,802. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,885 residents.

Gaura village has 7,777 males and 7,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Gaura covers 849.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Nanpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Janakpur Road, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 34 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Nanpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 16 km away. Nanpur is about 20 km away. Jainagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.