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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in North Guwahati tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 403 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil North Guwahati
Pincode 781101
Area (hectares) 454.02 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 403
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 19th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 454.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauripur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauripur from other places

Gauripur lies about 30 km from Kamrup. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gauripur
Nearest town Guwahati under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters North Guwahati 2.9 km
District headquarters Kamrup 30 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in North Guwahati tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gauripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 792. That makes it the 19th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Gauripur village has 403 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 781101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 454.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gauripur falls under North Guwahati tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The census record for Gauripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 30 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in North Guwahati tehsil of Kamrup district. Guwahati is about under 2 km away. North Guwahati is about 2.9 km away. Kamrup is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are North Guwahati Gaon (2.9 km), Manik Nagar (3.3 km) and Jalah (6.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gauripur today is likely to be higher.

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