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About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 294 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 56.27 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 294
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 56.27 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gauripur

Gauripur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gauripur 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 <5 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 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 3.2 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 Gurudas Nagar 3.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Gauripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 563. That makes it the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Gauripur village has 294 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 56.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Gurudas Nagar, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 18 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.

Gauripur is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 3.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.4 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansdahara (under 2 km), Bolsiddhi (under 2 km) and Banbahadurpur (1.5 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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