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About Gauspur Village

Gauspur is a small village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 267 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Gauspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 267
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
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 the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

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
Nearest town Islāmpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 22 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 Karai Parsurai 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 481. That makes it the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Gauspur village has 267 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauspur has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Gauspur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauspur falls under Karai Parsurai 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 Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about 3.0 km away. Islāmpur is about 4.7 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohiuddinpur Chak (4.0 km), Tulsipur (5.0 km) and Makhdumpur (7.2 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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