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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 436 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.31 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Area (hectares) 264.31 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 436
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 155th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 264.31 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, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 13 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Phaphamau Junction, about 6.1 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 Phaphamau Junction 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Koraon 13 km
District headquarters Allahabad 13 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 13 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koraon 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 814. That makes it the 155th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Gaura village has 436 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Gaura covers 264.31 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 Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Phaphamau Junction, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 13 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 Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Phaphamau Junction is about 6.1 km away. Koraon is about 13 km away. Allahabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobari (under 2 km), Chandapur (2.7 km) and Gariya Muralipur (3.1 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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