About Gaura Village

Gaura is one of the larger villages in Mirzapur tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,356, made up of 6,539 males and 5,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877.53 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Mirzapur
Area (hectares)	877.53 hectares
Population	12,356
Male Population	6,539
Female Population	5,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 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 1,468 residents. Its 877.53 hectares work out to about 14 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 903.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 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 28 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about 3.5 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	Jigna	3.5 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mirzapur	28 km

Villages closest to Gaura

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

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Common questions about Gaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaura village had a population of 12,356. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Gaura village has 6,539 males and 5,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Gaura covers 877.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Mirzapur tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Jigna, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 28 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Mirzapur tehsil of Mirzapur district. Jigna is about 3.5 km away. Gyānpur is about 25 km away. Mirzapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.