About Gouripur Village

Gouripur is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,131, made up of 1,636 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gouripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gouripur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua I
Pincode	732205
Area (hectares)	423.73 hectares
Population	3,131
Male Population	1,636
Female Population	1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gouripur compares

By the 2011 count Gouripur is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 423.73 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gouripur

Gouripur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gouripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gouripur from other places

Gouripur 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 Gouripur
Nearest railway station	Milangarh	7.6 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua I	29 km
District headquarters	Maldah	29 km

Villages closest to Gouripur

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

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Common questions about Gouripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gouripur village had a population of 3,131. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Gouripur village has 1,636 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gouripur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gouripur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gouripur covers 423.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gouripur falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gouripur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gouripur.

Gouripur 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.

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