Gaura, Jamo
Gaura | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Map showing Gaura (#052) in Jamo CD block | |
| Coordinates: 26°24′03″N 81°40′33″E / 26.400771°N 81.675882°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Faizabad division |
| District | Amethi |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.887 km2 (1.887 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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. 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. The village lands are fertile and contain many orchard groves. 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. Gaura is located just north of Jamo on the Gauriganj-Jagdishpur road, and another road also leads off to Musafirkhana.
As of 2011, Gaura has a population of 4,349 people, in 700 households. It has 3 primary schools and a family welfare centre and it does not host a regular market or weekly haat. It serves as the seat of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 6 other villages.