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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 99 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 43.38 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 99
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 43.38 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauripur 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 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 14 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 203. That makes it the 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gauripur village has 99 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 43.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauripur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Kotalpukur, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 14 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 3.1 km away. Kotalpukur is about 13 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neyagram (under 2 km), Jampur (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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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