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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 521 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 521
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 18th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gauripur

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 <5 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 24 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 15 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 Borio under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 24 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 24 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Borio 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 982. That makes it the 18th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Gauripur village has 521 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Kalian Chak, about 15 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 Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 24 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about under 2 km away. Kalian Chak is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borio (under 2 km), Borrio (under 2 km) and Chapgawan (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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