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About Gaur Village

Gaur is a large village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,053, made up of 1,565 males and 1,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1306.59 hectares hectares.

Gaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 1306.59 hectares
Population 3,053
Male Population 1,565
Female Population 1,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaur compares

By the 2011 count Gaur is the 27th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 1306.59 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gaur

Gaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gaur from other places

Gaur lies about 65 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 27 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 Gaur
Nearest town Basavakalyan 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Humanabad 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 29 km
District headquarters Latur 65 km

Villages closest to Gaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaur village had a population of 3,053. That makes it the 27th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Gaur village has 1,565 males and 1,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Gaur covers 1306.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaur falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaur is Humanabad, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Gaur.

Gaur is about 65 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaur is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Basavakalyan is about 5.8 km away. Humanabad is about 27 km away. Nilanga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barmachiwadi (2.5 km), Bujrugwadi (2.5 km) and Dukrewadi (2.5 km).

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

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