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About Goura Village

Goura is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 203 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 178.2 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 203
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goura compares

By the 2011 count Goura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 178.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Goura

Goura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goura 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gola Bichla, Gola Chhota, Gola Malla and Gola Talla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goura

As per the Census of India 2011, Goura village had a population of 454. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Goura village has 203 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goura has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Goura is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goura covers 178.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goura falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Goura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Goura.

Goura is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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