About Gaura Village

Gaura is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,988, made up of 1,512 males and 1,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Tehsil	Pindra
Pincode	221202
Area (hectares)	141.83 hectares
Population	2,988
Male Population	1,512
Female Population	1,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 45th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 141.83 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 74 km from Varanasi, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pindra	13 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	25 km
District headquarters	Varanasi	74 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 2,988. That makes it the 45th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Gaura village has 1,512 males and 1,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 221202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 141.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaura falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaura.

Gaura is about 74 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Jigna is about 3.5 km away. Pindra is about 13 km away. Gyānpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.