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About Goura Village

Goura is one of the larger villages in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,039, made up of 3,112 males and 2,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Pincode 274603
Area (hectares) 287.87 hectares
Population 6,039
Male Population 3,112
Female Population 2,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goura compares

By the 2011 count Goura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 287.87 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Goura

The census records public bus service for Goura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goura from other places

Goura lies about 50 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Gobindpur Dugauli, 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 Goura
Nearest railway station Gobindpur Dugauli 3.2 km
Nearest town Kopāganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 25 km
District headquarters Deoria 50 km

Villages closest to Goura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goura village had a population of 6,039. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Goura village has 3,112 males and 2,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goura has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Goura is 274603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goura covers 287.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goura falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goura is Gobindpur Dugauli, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Goura.

Goura is about 50 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goura is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Gobindpur Dugauli is about 3.2 km away. Kopāganj is about 22 km away. Barhaj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.1 km), Rampur Chak Parsurampur (2.1 km) and Chakra Bodha (2.9 km).

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.

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