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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Chail tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 798 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Chail
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 798
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 121st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 12 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 894.

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 45 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Phaphamau Junction, about 6.1 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 railway station Phaphamau Junction 6.1 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chail 24 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 45 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chail 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 1,513. That makes it the 121st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Gaura village has 798 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Gaura covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Phaphamau Junction, about 6.1 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 45 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district. Phaphamau Junction is about 6.1 km away. Prayagraj is about 13 km away. Chail is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darwaispur (under 2 km), Bhawapur (2.8 km) and Samaspur (4.6 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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