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About Gauspur Village

Gauspur is a large village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,501, made up of 2,368 males and 2,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 287.45 hectares
Population 4,501
Male Population 2,368
Female Population 2,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gauspur compares

By the 2011 count Gauspur is the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 287.45 hectares work out to about 16 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 890.

Getting to Gauspur

The census records public bus service for Gauspur as Available within <5 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 <5 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 19 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 2.2 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 Simri Bakhtiyarpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 4.6 km
District headquarters Saharsa 19 km

Villages closest to Gauspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salkhua 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 4,501. That makes it the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Gauspur village has 2,368 males and 2,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauspur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gauspur is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauspur covers 287.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauspur falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauspur is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauspur.

Gauspur is about 19 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauspur is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 2.2 km away. Salkhua is about 4.6 km away. Saharsa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurganwan (1.7 km), Puraini (1.8 km) and Gaurdah (2.6 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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