About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is one of the larger villages in Singheshwar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,840, made up of 5,243 males and 4,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Singheshwar
Pincode	852128
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	9,840
Male Population	5,243
Female Population	4,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 4th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

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 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 8.3 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 9.9 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
Tehsil headquarters	Singheshwar	8.3 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dauram Madhepura	9.9 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singheshwar 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 9,840. That makes it the 4th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents.

Gauripur village has 5,243 males and 4,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 852128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauripur falls under Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Dauram Madhepura, about 9.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 8.3 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district. Singheshwar is about 8.3 km away. Madhepura is about 8.3 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.