# Gauripur Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Gauripur

Gauripur is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,218 people in 810 households**, the 42nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,218people (2011)
- 810households
- 64.6%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gauripur

Of every 100 households in Gauripur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gauripur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gauripur?

■ Gauripur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**972

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 62.2% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 343 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (45%) · **■** Household industry 57 (6%) · **■** Other work 113 (11%) · **■** Marginal 51 (5%)

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 Berhampore

- Jagannathpur3,440 people
- Budharpara3,379 people
- Arazi Madhupur3,352 people
- Simulia3,274 people
- Kodla3,190 people
- Kaya3,162 people
- Hogaldanga3,089 people
- Baninathpur3,020 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gauripur?3,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauripur in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gauripur?64.6% (Census 2011)