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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a mid sized village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 491 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.65 hectares hectares.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 82.65 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 491
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 195th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 82.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

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 10+ 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 62 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Paintepur, about 3.6 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 Paintepur 3.6 km
Nearest town Fatehpur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 10 km
District headquarters Sitapur 62 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahmudabad 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 941. That makes it the 195th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Gaura village has 491 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Gaura covers 82.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaura falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Paintepur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 62 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Paintepur is about 3.6 km away. Fatehpur is about 6.3 km away. Mahmudabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankerpur (2.4 km), Surjanpur (2.4 km) and Sultanpur (3.3 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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