Skip to main content

About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 512 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.87 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 163.87 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 512
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
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 Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 163.87 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 935.

Getting to Gaura

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

Gaura lies about 20 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Deori, about 6.9 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 Gaura
Nearest railway station Deori 6.9 km
Nearest town Panāgar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 18 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 20 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 936. That makes it the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Gaura village has 512 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Gaura covers 163.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaura falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Deori, about 6.9 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 Gaura.

Gaura is about 20 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Deori is about 6.9 km away. Panāgar is about 7.5 km away. Majholi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapa (1.6 km), Kailwas (1.6 km) and Gada (3.1 km).

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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All