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About Raura Village

Raura is a mid sized village in Chhibramau tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 700 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.32 hectares hectares.

Raura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Chhibramau
Area (hectares) 138.32 hectares
Population 1,309
Male Population 700
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raura compares

By the 2011 count Raura is the 162nd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 138.32 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Raura

Raura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raura from other places

Raura lies about 28 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Kamalganj, about 8.9 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 Raura
Nearest railway station Kamalganj 8.9 km
Nearest town Gursahāiganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhibramau 20 km
District headquarters Kannauj 28 km

Villages closest to Raura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raura village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Raura village has 700 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Raura covers 138.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raura falls under Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raura is Kamalganj, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raura.

Raura is about 28 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raura is in Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district. Kamalganj is about 8.9 km away. Gursahāiganj is about 10 km away. Chhibramau 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 Ganga Ganj Gurauli (under 2 km), Amrauli (under 2 km) and Jhusi Nagar (1.8 km).

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

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