About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,923, made up of 1,021 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	854116
Area (hectares)	149 hectares
Population	1,923
Male Population	1,021
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 22nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauripur from other places

Gauripur lies about 135 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Imli, about 8.1 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	Imli	8.1 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	11 km
District headquarters	Katihar	135 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pranpur 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 1,923. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Gauripur village has 1,021 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Imli, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 135 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 Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Imli is about 8.1 km away. Bakhri is about 8.2 km away. Pranpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.