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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 666 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 666
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

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 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 15 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 13 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 Andar 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 15 km
Nearest town Siwān 15 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Andar 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 1,469. That makes it the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Gaura village has 666 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Gaura covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Jiradei, about 13 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 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 15 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 1.9 km away. Jiradei is about 13 km away. Siwan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Bhaurajpur (under 2 km) and Modassilpur (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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