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About Gouripur Village

Gouripur is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 504 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gouripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gouripur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Premnagar
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 360.16 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 504
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gouripur compares

By the 2011 count Gouripur is the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 360.16 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Gouripur

Gouripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gouripur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhagwanpur, Bramhapur, Brandawan and Chandannagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gouripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gouripur village had a population of 990. That makes it the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Gouripur village has 504 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gouripur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Gouripur is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gouripur covers 360.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gouripur falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gouripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gouripur.

Gouripur is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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