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About Gauspur Village

Gauspur is a small village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 190 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.6 hectares hectares.

Gauspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Islampur
Area (hectares) 69.6 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 190
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauspur compares

By the 2011 count Gauspur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 69.6 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gauspur

Gauspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauspur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauspur from other places

Gauspur lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 3.0 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 Gauspur
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 4.7 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 4.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Gauspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauspur village had a population of 362. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Gauspur village has 190 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauspur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Gauspur covers 69.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauspur falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauspur is Aungari Dham, about 3.0 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 km distance for Gauspur.

Gauspur is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauspur is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about 3.0 km away. Islampur is about 4.7 km away. Islāmpur is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mozafra (under 2 km), Ratanpura (under 2 km) and Dariapur (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gauspur today is likely to be higher.

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