About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a large village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,291 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Jamalpur
Pincode	811214
Area (hectares)	103 hectares
Population	2,469
Male Population	1,291
Female Population	1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 10th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

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 5 - 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 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 4.3 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Jamalpur Junction, about 2.7 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	Jamalpur Junction	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamalpur	2.8 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	2.8 km
District headquarters	Munger	4.3 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamalpur 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 2,469. That makes it the 10th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Gauripur village has 1,291 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 811214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauripur falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Jamalpur Junction, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 4.3 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district. Jamalpur Junction is about 2.7 km away. Jamalpur is about 2.8 km away. Jamālpur is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.