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About Gauri Village

Gauri is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 345 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Gauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 345
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,197
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 Gauri compares

By the 2011 count Gauri is the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gauri

Gauri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauri 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 Gauri from other places

Gauri lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 14 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 Darauli 4.3 km
Nearest town Sikandarpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Gauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri village had a population of 758. That makes it the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Gauri village has 345 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Gauri covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauri is Mairwa, about 14 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 Gauri.

Gauri is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 4.3 km away. Sikandarpur is about 12 km away. Mairwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharsanda (under 2 km), Kumhti (under 2 km) and Mahpalwa (under 2 km).

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

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