About Gauripur Village

Gauripur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 593 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Itahar
Pincode	733128
Area (hectares)	102.35 hectares
Population	1,121
Male Population	593
Female Population	528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauripur compares

By the 2011 count Gauripur is the 97th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 102.35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

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 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 Gauripur from other places

Gauripur lies about 49 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 14 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	Harishchandrapur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itahar	19 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	21 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	49 km

Villages closest to Gauripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauripur village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 97th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Gauripur village has 593 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauripur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gauripur is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauripur covers 102.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauripur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gauripur is Harishchandrapur, about 14 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 Gauripur.

Gauripur is about 49 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauripur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 14 km away. Itahar is about 19 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.