Skip to main content

About Goura Village

Goura is a small village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 238 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.52 hectares hectares.

Goura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 25.52 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 238
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Goura compares

By the 2011 count Goura is the 223rd largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 25.52 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Goura

Goura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur Taluka Maniyar, Gopalpur Taluka Mudiyari, Gopalpur Taluka Sahtwar and Gor Pokhar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goura

As per the Census of India 2011, Goura village had a population of 456. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Goura village has 238 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goura has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Goura covers 25.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goura falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Goura notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Goura.

Goura is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Goura today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.