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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 447 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732204, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732204
Area (hectares) 249.53 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 447
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 60th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 249.53 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

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 49 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about 4.4 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 Farakka 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Tildanga 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 28 km
District headquarters Maldah 49 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manikchak 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 843. That makes it the 60th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Gauripur village has 447 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 732204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 249.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauripur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Tildanga, about 4.4 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 49 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Farakka is about 3.8 km away. Tildanga is about 4.4 km away. Manikchak is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (2.1 km), Kesarpur (4.6 km) and Biswambhar Binodpur (6.1 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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