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About Uttar Gauripur Village

Uttar Gauripur is a small village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 180 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Gauripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Gauripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 65.6 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 180
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Uttar Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Gauripur is the 93rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 65.6 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Uttar Gauripur

Uttar Gauripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar 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 Uttar Gauripur from other places

Uttar Gauripur lies about 29 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 7.6 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 Uttar Gauripur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 7.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 29 km
District headquarters Maldah 29 km

Villages closest to Uttar Gauripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Gauripur village had a population of 380. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Uttar Gauripur village has 180 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Gauripur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Gauripur is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Gauripur covers 65.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Gauripur falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Gauripur is Milangarh, about 7.6 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 Uttar Gauripur.

Uttar Gauripur is about 29 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Gauripur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 7.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Rampur (under 2 km), Uttar Rampur (under 2 km) and Baradangi (2.5 km).

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

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