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About Gaupur Village

Gaupur is one of the larger villages in Ujiarpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,087, made up of 3,164 males and 2,923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaupur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Ujiarpur
Pincode 848132
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 6,087
Male Population 3,164
Female Population 2,923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaupur compares

By the 2011 count Gaupur is the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,044 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 23 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 911.

Getting to Gaupur

Gaupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaupur 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 Gaupur from other places

Gaupur lies about 8.0 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Belari Halt, about 2.6 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 Gaupur
Nearest railway station Belari Halt 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ujiarpur 3.4 km
District headquarters Samastipur 8.0 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 8.0 km

Villages closest to Gaupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaupur village had a population of 6,087. That makes it the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,044 residents.

Gaupur village has 3,164 males and 2,923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaupur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Gaupur is 848132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaupur covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaupur falls under Ujiarpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaupur is Belari Halt, about 2.6 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 Gaupur.

Gaupur is about 8.0 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaupur is in Ujiarpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Belari Halt is about 2.6 km away. Ujiarpur is about 3.4 km away. Samastipur is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balbhadarpur Gau (under 2 km), Dariapur Pataili (1.8 km) and Pataili (1.8 km).

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

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