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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 853 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1355.23 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 1355.23 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 853
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 65th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 1355.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaura 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 Gaura from other places

Gaura lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 10 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 Badlapur 10 km
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 10 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 1,806. That makes it the 65th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Gaura village has 853 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Gaura covers 1355.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaura falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Harpalganj, about 10 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 Gaura.

Gaura is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Badlapur is about 10 km away. Harpalganj is about 10 km away. Shāhganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jokhapur (under 2 km), Naurangabad (under 2 km) and Barabaspur (1.6 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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