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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,118, made up of 1,068 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212502, 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 Soraon
Pincode 212502
Area (hectares) 167.69 hectares
Population 2,118
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 130th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 167.69 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gaura

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 <5 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
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Phaphamau Junction 6.1 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 Soraon 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 2,118. That makes it the 130th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Gaura village has 1,068 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 212502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 167.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Soraon 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 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 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 Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Soraon is about 5.9 km away. Phaphamau Junction is about 6.1 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 Lakhanipur (under 2 km), Birsinghpur Urf Araispur (under 2 km) and Malak Chaturi (under 2 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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