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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 482 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210506
Area (hectares) 223.76 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 482
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 104th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 223.76 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Fatehpurwa, Fattehpur, Gadaria Khera and Galiha Mau. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 873. That makes it the 104th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Gaura village has 482 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 210506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 223.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaura falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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