About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a large village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,487, made up of 1,818 males and 1,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, 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	Sikta
Pincode	845307
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	3,487
Male Population	1,818
Female Population	1,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 19th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

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 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
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	12 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikta	20 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikta 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 3,487. That makes it the 19th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Gauripur village has 1,818 males and 1,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauripur falls under Sikta 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 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 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 4.5 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 12 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.