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About Gouripur Village

Gouripur is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,078, made up of 1,579 males and 1,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743351, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743351
Area (hectares) 156.21 hectares
Population 3,078
Male Population 1,579
Female Population 1,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gouripur compares

By the 2011 count Gouripur is the 19th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 156.21 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gouripur

Gouripur 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 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 <5 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 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kulpi, about under 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 Gouripur
Nearest railway station Kulpi under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Gouripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gouripur village had a population of 3,078. That makes it the 19th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Gouripur village has 1,579 males and 1,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gouripur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gouripur is 743351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gouripur covers 156.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gouripur falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gouripur is Kulpi, about under 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 Gouripur.

Gouripur 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.

Gouripur is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Ramjannagar (under 2 km), Patpukhuria (under 2 km) and Chak Ramnath (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gouripur today is likely to be higher.

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