About Gaur Village

Gaur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 914 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274216, 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	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	274216
Area (hectares)	140.75 hectares
Population	1,758
Male Population	914
Female Population	844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gaur compares

By the 2011 count Gaur is the 70th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 140.75 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gaur

Gaur 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 Gaur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaur from other places

Gaur lies about 46 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, 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 Gaur
Nearest town	Bānsi	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	14 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	16 km
District headquarters	Basti	46 km

Villages closest to Gaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaur village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 70th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gaur village has 914 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gaur is 274216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaur covers 140.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaur is Uska Bazar, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaur.

Gaur is about 46 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 5.8 km away. Harraiya is about 14 km away. Uska Bazar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.