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About Gaur Village

Gaur is a large village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,226, made up of 1,708 males and 1,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1952 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Kalamb
Pincode 413502
Area (hectares) 1952 hectares
Population 3,226
Male Population 1,708
Female Population 1,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 1952 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

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 32 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Thair, about 11 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 railway station Thair 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 18 km
Nearest town Kallam 18 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 32 km

Villages closest to Gaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalamb 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 3,226. That makes it the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Gaur village has 1,708 males and 1,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Gaur is 413502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaur covers 1952 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaur falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaur is Thair, about 11 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 32 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaur is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Thair is about 11 km away. Kalamb is about 18 km away. Kallam 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 Gaurgaon (under 2 km), Nagulgaon (2.6 km) and Hasegaon (2.8 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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