About Gaura Village

Gaura is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 9 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.16 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Bansgaon
Area (hectares)	8.16 hectares
Population	20
Male Population	9
Female Population	11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,222
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 8.16 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 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 19 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bansgaon	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kusmhi	13 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	19 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansgaon 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 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Gaura village has 9 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Gaura covers 8.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaura falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Kusmhi, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 19 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 9.8 km away. Kusmhi is about 13 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.