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About Gaur Village

Gaur is a large village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,894, made up of 1,928 males and 1,966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271609
Area (hectares) 403.04 hectares
Population 3,894
Male Population 1,928
Female Population 1,966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaur compares

By the 2011 count Gaur is the 37th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 403.04 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gaur

Gaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaur from other places

Gaur lies about 18 km from Balrampur. 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 Gaur
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 15 km
District headquarters Balrampur 18 km

Villages closest to Gaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaur village had a population of 3,894. That makes it the 37th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Gaur village has 1,928 males and 1,966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gaur is 271609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaur covers 403.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaur falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gaur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Gaur.

Gaur is about 18 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaur is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 15 km away. Balrampur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirlokpur (under 2 km), Chheetar Para (under 2 km) and Virgunayatpur (under 2 km).

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

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