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About Gauri Village

Gauri is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 501 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.34 hectares hectares.

Gauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 88.34 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 501
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Gauri compares

By the 2011 count Gauri is the 144th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 88.34 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gauri

Gauri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gauri 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 Gauri from other places

Gauri lies about 16 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, 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 Gauri
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 8.1 km
District headquarters Chandauli 16 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 16 km

Villages closest to Gauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri village had a population of 984. That makes it the 144th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Gauri village has 501 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Gauri covers 88.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauri is Chandauli Majhwar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gauri.

Gauri is about 16 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 8.1 km away. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devtapur (under 2 km), Dadwal (under 2 km) and Utraut (under 2 km).

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

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