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About Gaur Village

Gaur is a large village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,406, made up of 1,294 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.225 hectares hectares.

Gaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 414.225 hectares
Population 2,406
Male Population 1,294
Female Population 1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaur compares

By the 2011 count Gaur is the 37th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 414.225 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Gaur

Gaur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 30 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Chaunrah, about 4.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Chaunrah 4.3 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 4.9 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 30 km

Villages closest to Gaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhognipur 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 2,406. That makes it the 37th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Gaur village has 1,294 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaur has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Gaur covers 414.225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaur falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaur is Chaunrah, about 4.3 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 village for Gaur.

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

Gaur is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Bhognipur is about 1.8 km away. Chaunrah is about 4.3 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauri Rajjan (under 2 km), Budhera Bhoganipur (under 2 km) and Raigawa (under 2 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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