About Gorau Village

Gorau is a large village in Jayal tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,159, made up of 2,131 males and 2,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3394.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorau village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Jayal
Pincode	341023
Area (hectares)	3394.5 hectares
Population	4,159
Male Population	2,131
Female Population	2,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorau compares

By the 2011 count Gorau is the 13th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 3394.5 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gorau

Gorau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorau 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 Gorau from other places

Gorau lies about 56 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ladnun, about 28 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 Gorau
Tehsil headquarters	Jayal	25 km
Nearest railway station	Ladnun	28 km
Nearest town	Lādnūn	29 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	56 km

Villages closest to Gorau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorau village had a population of 4,159. That makes it the 13th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Gorau village has 2,131 males and 2,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorau has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gorau is 341023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorau covers 3394.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorau falls under Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gorau is Ladnun, about 28 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 Gorau.

Gorau is about 56 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorau is in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district. Jayal is about 25 km away. Ladnun is about 28 km away. Lādnūn is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.