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About Goura Village

Goura is a mid sized village in Manjhanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 706 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.07 hectares hectares.

Goura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Manjhanpur
Area (hectares) 91.07 hectares
Population 1,368
Male Population 706
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Goura compares

By the 2011 count Goura is the 148th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 91.07 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Goura

Goura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goura 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 Goura from other places

Goura lies about 27 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Manauri, about 12 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 Goura
Nearest railway station Manauri 12 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhanpur 27 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 27 km

Villages closest to Goura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goura village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 148th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Goura village has 706 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goura has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Goura covers 91.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goura falls under Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goura is Manauri, about 12 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 Goura.

Goura is about 27 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goura is in Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district. Manauri is about 12 km away. Prayagraj is about 26 km away. Manjhanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorajoo (under 2 km), Korawan Khas (5.1 km) and Mohiuddinpur Korawn (5.1 km).

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

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