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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,326, made up of 674 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.38 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 66.38 hectares
Population 1,326
Male Population 674
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 197th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 66.38 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura 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 Gaura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaura from other places

Gaura lies about 8.8 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Tarighat, about 6.0 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 Tarighat 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 8.8 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 8.8 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 8.8 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammadabad 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 1,326. That makes it the 197th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Gaura village has 674 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Gaura covers 66.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Tarighat, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gaura.

Gaura is about 8.8 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Tarighat is about 6.0 km away. Mohammadabad is about 8.8 km away. Ghazipur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura Khurd (under 2 km), Hasanpur Gaura (under 2 km) and Chaitho Bandh (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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