# Gouripur Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Gouripur

Gouripur is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,852 people in 467 households**, the 44th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,852people (2011)
- 467households
- 82.3%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gouripur

Of every 100 households in Gouripur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gouripur · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**43%

Tap water ****10%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**74%

Use banking services ****64%**

**39%

Television ****19%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Gouripur?

■ Gouripur · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**973

Working population ****44.0%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 76.6% for women. 64% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 232 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (14%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 105 (13%) · **■** Marginal 337 (41%)

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 Memari - I

- Durgapur2,056 people
- Dilalpur2,042 people
- Sankarpur1,925 people
- Belut1,902 people
- Jotkanu1,848 people
- Kashiara1,822 people
- Magra1,730 people
- Baidyadanga1,713 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gouripur?1,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gouripur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gouripur?82.3% (Census 2011)