Gaura, Jamo

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.

Gaura
Village
Map showing Gaura (#052) in Jamo CD block
Gaura
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.400771°N 81.675882°E / 26.400771; 81.675882
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionFaizabad division
DistrictAmethi
Area
  Total4.887 km2 (1.887 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total4,349
  Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

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.

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