About Dakshin Gouripur Village

Dakshin Gouripur is one of the larger villages in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,064, made up of 4,602 males and 4,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gouripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gouripur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur I
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	331.19 hectares
Population	9,064
Male Population	4,602
Female Population	4,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Gouripur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gouripur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 331.19 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dakshin Gouripur

Dakshin Gouripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gouripur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dakshin Gouripur from other places

Dakshin Gouripur lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 10 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 Dakshin Gouripur
Nearest railway station	Hotar	10 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur I	22 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	22 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gouripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur 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 Dakshin Gouripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gouripur village had a population of 9,064. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Dakshin Gouripur village has 4,602 males and 4,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gouripur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gouripur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gouripur covers 331.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Gouripur falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gouripur is Hotar, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Gouripur.

Dakshin Gouripur is about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Gouripur is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 10 km away. Baruipur is about 13 km away. Bishnupur I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.