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About Gangaura Village

Gangaura is a mid sized village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 336 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares.

Gangaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 336
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangaura compares

By the 2011 count Gangaura is the 225th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gangaura

Gangaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gangaura from other places

Gangaura lies about 27 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 24 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 Gangaura
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 19 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 24 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 27 km

Villages closest to Gangaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaura village had a population of 685. That makes it the 225th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Gangaura village has 336 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaura has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Gangaura covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangaura falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangaura is Orwara, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangaura.

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

Gangaura is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 19 km away. Mehndāwal is about 19 km away. Orwara 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 Gana Pokhar (under 2 km), Kachehara (under 2 km) and Bharvalia Khurdh (under 2 km).

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

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