# Gauripur Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Gauripur

Gauripur is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,956 people in 515 households**, the 16th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 2,956people (2011)
- 515households
- 37.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Gauripur PIN code and other codes

Gauripur falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBairia
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225770

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gauripur from nearby towns?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)36 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gauripur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gauripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Gauripur

Of every 100 households in Gauripur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gauripur · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gauripur?

■ Gauripur · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**941

Working population ****36.8%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.6% for men and 33.7% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 391 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 303 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amdabad

- Baida3,877 people
- Balrampur3,609 people
- Dilawarpur3,355 people
- Belgachhi2,968 people
- Bhornathi2,758 people
- Kali Nagar2,666 people
- Rosnamal2,286 people
- Kishunpur2,270 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gauripur from Katihar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gauripur?2,956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauripur in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gauripur?37.8% (Census 2011)