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About Goura Village

Goura is a small village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 52 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.68 hectares hectares.

Goura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 24.68 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 52
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Goura compares

By the 2011 count Goura is the 516th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 24.68 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Goura

Goura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 152 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Babatpur, about 4.7 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 Babatpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 7.6 km
Nearest town Varanasi 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 152 km

Villages closest to Goura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gola 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 96. That makes it the 516th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Goura village has 52 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goura has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Goura covers 24.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goura falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goura is Babatpur, about 4.7 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 Goura.

Goura is about 152 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goura is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Babatpur is about 4.7 km away. Gola is about 7.6 km away. Varanasi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipari Khurd (2.7 km), Pushkar Khurd (2.7 km) and Bath Khurd (2.7 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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