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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 626 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 626
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 50th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauripur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 49 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 4.2 km away. 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 railway station Ammapali 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 10 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 18 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 49 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirpainti 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 1,217. That makes it the 50th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Gauripur village has 626 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauripur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Ammapali, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 49 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ammapali is about 4.2 km away. Pirpainti is about 10 km away. Sāhibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadar (under 2 km), Kusalpur (under 2 km) and Harla (1.7 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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