# Gaur Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Gaur

Gaur is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,758 people in 256 households**, the 76th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,758people (2011)
- 256households
- 79.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaur

Of every 100 households in Gaur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gaur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**87%

Tap water ****50%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**91%

Television ****38%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****87%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gaur?

■ Gaur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**928

Working population ****27.8%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 69.7% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 22 (5%) · **■** Other work 166 (34%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Harraiya

- Jagdeeshpur1,800 people
- Dhan Singhpur1,791 people
- Sarpur1,768 people
- Sikata1,759 people
- Khamariya Sujat1,758 people
- Bemahri1,756 people
- Dingrapur Mustahkam1,755 people
- Nagra Badli1,755 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaur?1,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaur in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaur?79.0% (Census 2011)