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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Devendranagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 833 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.22 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Devendranagar
Area (hectares) 778.22 hectares
Population 1,627
Male Population 833
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 778.22 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

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 10+ km distance. 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 41 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 30 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 town Nāgod 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Devendranagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 30 km
District headquarters Panna 41 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devendranagar 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 1,627. That makes it the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Gaura village has 833 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Gaura covers 778.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaura falls under Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Lagargawan, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 41 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district. Nāgod is about 9.6 km away. Devendranagar is about 19 km away. Lagargawan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silgi (7.9 km), Amsil (8.5 km) and Dharampuraï Amsil (8.5 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.

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