Gaura | |
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Village | |
 Map showing Gaura (#052) in Jamo CD block | |
  Gaura Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°24′03″N 81°40′33″E / 26.400771°N 81.675882°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Faizabad division |
| District | Amethi |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.887 km2 (1.887 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 4,349 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Gaura is a village in Jamo block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] The namesake of the historical pargana of Gaura Jamun, Gaura consists of a main site called Gaura khas in the northeast surrounded by several smaller hamlets.[3] The village lands are fertile and contain many orchard groves.[3] In the east-central part there is a large jhil which provides a convenient source of irrigation but also sometimes overflows and floods the surrounding fields.[3] Gaura is located just north of Jamo on the Gauriganj-Jagdishpur road, and another road also leads off to Musafirkhana.[3]
As of 2011, Gaura has a population of 4,349 people, in 700 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and a family welfare centre and it does not host a regular market or weekly haat.[2] It serves as the seat of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 6 other villages.[4]
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- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 147–63. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Nevill, H.R. (1903). Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XLVI Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 176–7. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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