About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,873, made up of 2,428 males and 2,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, 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	Mehnagar
Pincode	276204
Area (hectares)	863.12 hectares
Population	4,873
Male Population	2,428
Female Population	2,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
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 1,317 residents. Its 863.12 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gaura

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

Gaura lies about 23 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 16 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	Mehnagar	1.7 km
Nearest town	Lalganj	13 km
Nearest railway station	Phariha	16 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	23 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 4,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Gaura village has 2,428 males and 2,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 863.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Phariha, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 23 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 Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 1.7 km away. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Phariha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.