About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a large village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,956, made up of 1,527 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	303 hectares
Population	2,956
Male Population	1,527
Female Population	1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gauripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 23 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about under 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	Dilli Dewan Ganj	under 2 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdabad	23 km
District headquarters	Katihar	23 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

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

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Common questions about Gauripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 2,956. That makes it the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Gauripur village has 1,527 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Gauripur covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 23 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about under 2 km away. Manihāri is about 18 km away. Amdabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.