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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,202, made up of 1,566 males and 1,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271142, 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 Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 271142
Area (hectares) 278.31 hectares
Population 3,202
Male Population 1,566
Female Population 1,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 278.31 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

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 5 - 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 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 113 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaura, about under 2 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 Gaura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 18 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 20 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 113 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burhanpur 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 3,202. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Gaura village has 1,566 males and 1,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 271142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 278.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Gaura, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 113 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Gaura is about under 2 km away. Burhanpur is about 18 km away. Mau Aimma is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathia (under 2 km), Kothra (2.7 km) and Dhandhari (3.0 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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