Gaura, Kapurthala Explained

Gaura
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.4117°N 75.3427°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:475
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144601
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Gaura is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Gaura. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Gaura has a total number of 105 houses and population of 475 of which include 239 males and 236 females. Literacy rate of Gaura is 64.29%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 55 which is 11.58% of total population of Gaura, and child sex ratio is approximately 897, higher than state average of 846.

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 105 - -
Population 475 239 236
Child (0-6) 55 29 26
Schedule Caste 208 109 99
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.29 % 70.48 % 58.10 %
Total Workers 164 145 19
Main Worker 163 0 0
Marginal Worker 1 1 0

Air travel connectivity

The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

Villages in Kapurthala

See main article: List of villages in Kapurthala.

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