Gauripur, India

Town in Assam, India

Gauripur

Town

Gauripur

Location in Assam, India

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Gauripur

Gauripur (India)

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Coordinates: 26°05′N 89°58′E﻿ / ﻿26.08°N 89.97°E﻿ / 26.08; 89.97
Country|  India
State| Assam
District| Dhubri
Government

• Body| Gauripur Town Committee
Elevation

| 26 m (85 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 25,124
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code| IN-AS
Vehicle registration| AS
Website| gauripurmb.org

Gauripur (IPA: ˈgɑʊrɪˌpʊə or ˈgɔːrɪˌpʊə) is a semi-urban town under Gauripur Town Committee in the Dhubri district in the state of Assam, India.

## Geography

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Gauripur is located at 26°05′N 89°58′E﻿ / ﻿26.08°N 89.97°E﻿ / 26.08; 89.97 in the state of Assam.[1] Its average elevation is 26 metres (85 feet). The nearest airport is at Rupsi, adjacent to the village Khudimari.

## Demographics

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As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Gauripur had a population of 25,124. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gauripur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 81%, and female literacy at 69%. In Gauripur, 11% of the population is under six years of age.

## Politics

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Gauripur is part of Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

## Transport

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Gauripur Railway Station (GUP2) serves the town. The railway station lies under the Alipurduar railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

## Notable people

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* Pramathesh Barua, actor, director, and screenwriter
* Pratima Barua Pandey, prominent folk singer
* Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury, noted Assamese litterateur
* Parbati Barua, animal conservation activist

## References

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1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gauripur
2. ^ "Gauripur City Population Census 2011 - Assam". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
3. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2009.