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About Gaur Village

Gaur is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 324 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222136
Area (hectares) 45.39 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 324
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaur compares

By the 2011 count Gaur is the 287th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 45.39 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Gaur

The census records public bus service for Gaur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaur from other places

Gaur lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about under 2 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 Gaur
Nearest railway station Jalalganj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 17 km

Villages closest to Gaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 Gaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaur village had a population of 615. That makes it the 287th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Gaur village has 324 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Gaur is 222136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaur covers 45.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaur is Jalalganj, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gaur.

Gaur is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about under 2 km away. Kerakat is about 17 km away. Jaunpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Ismaila Durga Prasad (under 2 km) and Ismaila Bhairodayal (2.0 km).

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

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