# Gauripur Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gauripur

Gauripur is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 146 households**, the 60th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 563people (2011)
- 146households
- 83.1%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gauripur

Of every 100 households in Gauripur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gauripur · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**34%

Television ****38%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**977

Working population ****32.9%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 79.5% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (49%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (43%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Gatura759 people
- Naogan Sitagachhi701 people
- Mainan575 people
- Ghatu571 people
- Taldanga560 people
- Hansdahara540 people
- Krishnarampur527 people
- Hazraband450 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gauripur?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauripur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gauripur?83.1% (Census 2011)