About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 222 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauripur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat II
Pincode	712611
Area (hectares)	72.91 hectares
Population	459
Male Population	222
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 87th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 72.91 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauripur from other places

Gauripur lies about 1.7 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Hooghly Ghat, about 1.7 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
Nearest town	Naihāti	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat II	1.7 km
District headquarters	Hugli	1.7 km
Nearest railway station	Hooghly Ghat	1.7 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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.

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Common questions about Gauripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 459. That makes it the 87th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Gauripur village has 222 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 72.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Hooghly Ghat, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 1.7 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Naihāti is about 1.5 km away. Goghat II is about 1.7 km away. Hugli is about 1.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.