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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Karimpur I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 918 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741122, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Karimpur I
Pincode 741122
Area (hectares) 135.81 hectares
Population 1,742
Male Population 918
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,475 residents. Its 135.81 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Durlabhpur, Fulbari, Fulkhali and Gabrudanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauripur from other places

Gauripur lies about 32 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Bagila, about 5.6 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 Gauripur
Nearest railway station Bagila 5.6 km
Nearest town Memāri 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karimpur I 32 km
District headquarters Nadia 32 km

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 1,742. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,475 residents.

Gauripur village has 918 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 741122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 135.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Karimpur I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Bagila, about 5.6 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 village for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 32 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Karimpur I tehsil of Nadia district. Bagila is about 5.6 km away. Memāri is about 7.0 km away. Karimpur I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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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