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About Gaur Kathak Village

Gaur Kathak is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 405 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.05 hectares hectares.

Gaur Kathak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaur Kathak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 24.05 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 405
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Gaur Kathak compares

By the 2011 count Gaur Kathak is the 53rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 24.05 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gaur Kathak

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

Gaur Kathak lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari 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 Gaur Kathak
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 5.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 5.9 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Gaur Kathak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 Gaur Kathak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaur Kathak village had a population of 835. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Gaur Kathak village has 405 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur Kathak has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Gaur Kathak covers 24.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaur Kathak falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaur Kathak is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 5.1 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 Gaur Kathak.

Gaur Kathak is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaur Kathak is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 5.1 km away. Maharajganj is about 5.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaur Rauza (under 2 km), Sikandarpur (under 2 km) and Nautan (under 2 km).

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

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