About Gaura Village

Gaura is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 203 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, 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	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272131
Area (hectares)	44.25 hectares
Population	392
Male Population	203
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 778th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 44.25 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 62 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 3.2 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	Uska Bazar	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	8.2 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	19 km
District headquarters	Basti	62 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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 Gaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 392. That makes it the 778th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gaura village has 203 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 44.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Uska Bazar, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 62 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 3.2 km away. Harraiya is about 8.2 km away. Bānsi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.