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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 197 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 166.24 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 197
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 99th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 166.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhondha, Dumar Khola, Dumar Khorka and Fatepur. 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 Gauripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 401. That makes it the 99th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Gauripur village has 197 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 166.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauripur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gauripur 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 km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is in Balrampur 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 Gauripur today is likely to be higher.

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