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About Kalaura Village

Kalaura is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 564 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.18 hectares hectares.

Kalaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 101.18 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 564
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalaura compares

By the 2011 count Kalaura is the 95th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 101.18 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kalaura

Kalaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalaura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalaura from other places

Kalaura lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 24 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 Kalaura
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 24 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kalaura

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.

Common questions about Kalaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaura village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 95th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kalaura village has 564 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaura has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Kalaura covers 101.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalaura is Kusmhi, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalaura.

Kalaura is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaura is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 2.4 km away. Kusmhi is about 24 km away. Gorakhpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahorwa (under 2 km), Tighra Rudraman (under 2 km) and Nasirpur (under 2 km).

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

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