# Gaura Village, Mahmudabad, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Mahmudabad, Sitapur 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Mahmudabad sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 152 households**, the 200th largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 941people (2011)
- 152households
- 49.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****24%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**80%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**943

Working population ****28.6%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 34.5% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 44 (16%)

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 Mahmudabad

- Meera Nagar974 people
- Randa Khurd952 people
- Maharia946 people
- Jadawapur945 people
- Afsaria Husainpur936 people
- Behti Manshah927 people
- Sansarpur921 people
- Bakhari Kala916 people

[All 346 villages in Mahmudabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/mahmudabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaura?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Sitapur district (Mahmudabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?49.5% (Census 2011)