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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 296 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.66 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Area (hectares) 321.66 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 296
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 259th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 321.66 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

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 - 10 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 59 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapsaura, about 20 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
Nearest town Bindki 18 km
Nearest railway station Dapsaura 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 31 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 59 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatampur 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 544. That makes it the 259th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Gaura village has 296 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

Gaura covers 321.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaura falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Dapsaura, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 59 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Bindki is about 18 km away. Dapsaura is about 20 km away. Ghatampur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura Chhajmal (under 2 km), Dhirpur (5.1 km) and Maduri (8.5 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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