About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 652 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares)	694 hectares
Population	1,255
Male Population	652
Female Population	603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 35th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 694 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 24 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 10 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	Pakaria Road	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhimarkheda	24 km
District headquarters	Katni	24 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	24 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 35th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Gaura village has 652 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Gaura covers 694 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaura falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Pakaria Road, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 24 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Pakaria Road is about 10 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 24 km away. Katni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.