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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,764, made up of 876 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224204, 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 Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224204
Area (hectares) 152.83 hectares
Population 1,764
Male Population 876
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 80th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 152.83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bharatkund, about 6.8 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 Bharatkund 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 7.5 km
District headquarters Faizabad 16 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 16 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 1,764. That makes it the 80th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Gaura village has 876 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 224204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 152.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Bharatkund, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

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

Gaura is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bharatkund is about 6.8 km away. Bikapur is about 7.5 km away. Faizabad 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 Chaksenpur (under 2 km), Devapatti (under 2 km) and Mahrai Mommadpur (under 2 km).

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

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