# Gauripur Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Gauripur

Gauripur is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 294 households**, the 34th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 294households
- 86.3%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Gauripur PIN code and other codes

Gauripur falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539285

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?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chamorshi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

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.

## What is Gauripur known for?

About 45% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gauripur

Of every 100 households in Gauripur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gauripur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****64%**

**74%

Television ****46%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**970

Working population ****49.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.8% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (20%) · **■** Marginal 298 (46%)

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 Chamorshi

- Makepalli Mal1,369 people
- Murkhala Chak1,322 people
- Saganapur1,321 people
- Krishnanagar1,314 people
- Kanholi1,245 people
- Fokurdi1,240 people
- Vikaspalli1,212 people
- Maler Mal1,208 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gauripur from Gadchiroli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gauripur?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauripur in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gauripur?86.3% (Census 2011)