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About Gaura Village

Gaura is a small village in Jaspur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 112 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Jaspur
Pincode 244713
Area (hectares) 133.8 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 112
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Gaura compares

By the 2011 count Gaura is the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,159 residents. Its 133.8 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Gaura

Gaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaura from other places

Gaura lies about 50 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kashipur Junction, about 9.8 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 town Thakurdwara 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaspur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Kashipur Junction 9.8 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 50 km

Villages closest to Gaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaspur 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 218. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,159 residents.

Gaura village has 112 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaura has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Gaura is 244713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaura covers 133.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaura falls under Jaspur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaura is Kashipur Junction, about 9.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaura.

Gaura is about 50 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaura is in Jaspur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Thakurdwara is about 5.5 km away. Jaspur is about 5.9 km away. Kashipur Junction is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halduashahu (under 2 km), Sanyasiwala (under 2 km) and Malpura (1.6 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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