About Gaur Village

Gaur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,572, made up of 1,201 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Pincode	841506
Area (hectares)	129.97 hectares
Population	2,572
Male Population	1,201
Female Population	1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,142
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaur compares

By the 2011 count Gaur is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 129.97 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gaur

Gaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaur as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaur from other places

Gaur lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.4 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
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	6.1 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	6.1 km
District headquarters	Siwan	18 km

Villages closest to Gaur

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.

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Common questions about Gaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaur village had a population of 2,572. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Gaur village has 1,201 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Gaur is 841506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaur covers 129.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaur is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaur.

Gaur is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 4.4 km away. Maharajganj is about 6.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.