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About Gour Village

Gour is a mid sized village in Maharajpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 762 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.42 hectares hectares.

Gour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gour village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Maharajpur
Area (hectares) 333.42 hectares
Population 1,447
Male Population 762
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Gour compares

By the 2011 count Gour is the 23rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 333.42 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Gour

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

Gour lies about 19 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 22 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 Gour
Tehsil headquarters Maharajpur 9.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājpur 9.1 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 22 km

Villages closest to Gour

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gour village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Gour village has 762 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gour has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Gour covers 333.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gour falls under Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gour is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 22 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 Gour.

Gour is about 19 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gour is in Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Maharajpur is about 9.1 km away. Mahārājpur is about 9.1 km away. Chhatarpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurari (under 2 km), Padwaha (under 2 km) and Lahar (3.1 km).

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

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