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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a small village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 213 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212106
Area (hectares) 124.84 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 213
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 215th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 124.84 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gaura from other places

Gaura lies about 23 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Karchana, about 9.1 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 Karchana 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 23 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 23 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bara 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 391. That makes it the 215th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Gaura village has 213 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 212106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 124.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaura falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Karchana, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 23 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Karchana is about 9.1 km away. Bara is about 16 km away. Allahabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biharia Salaiya (2.5 km), Kaotha (3.9 km) and Chak Sonai (4.7 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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