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About Gaura Village

Gaura is one of the larger villages in Mohanlalganj tehsil, in the district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,160, made up of 2,660 males and 2,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.88 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lucknow
Tehsil Mohanlalganj
Area (hectares) 655.88 hectares
Population 5,160
Male Population 2,660
Female Population 2,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 655.88 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gaura

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 <5 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 22 km from Lucknow. 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
Tehsil headquarters Mohanlalganj 3.3 km
District headquarters Lucknow 22 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohanlalganj 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 5,160. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Gaura village has 2,660 males and 2,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Gaura covers 655.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gaura notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 22 km from Lucknow in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district. Mohanlalganj is about 3.3 km away. Lucknow is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmoodpur (under 2 km), Bindaua (under 2 km) and Ahmadpur Khalsa (2.4 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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