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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 486 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Pincode 845306
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 486
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauripur as Available within <5 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 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 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 4.5 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 Gokhula 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 6.2 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 12 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 17 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 888. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Gauripur village has 486 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 845306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Gokhula, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 4.5 km away. Mainatanr is about 6.2 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhlahi (under 2 km), Pipra Santpur (1.6 km) and Belwania (2.0 km).

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

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