About Shoirgaon Village

Shoirgaon is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,290, made up of 2,293 males and 1,997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shoirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shoirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854332
Area (hectares)	528 hectares
Population	4,290
Male Population	2,293
Female Population	1,997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shoirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shoirgaon is the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shoirgaon

Shoirgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shoirgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shoirgaon from other places

Shoirgaon lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shoirgaon
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	11 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	17 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km

Villages closest to Shoirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kursakatta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shoirgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shoirgaon village had a population of 4,290. That makes it the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Shoirgaon village has 2,293 males and 1,997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shoirgaon has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Shoirgaon is 854332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shoirgaon covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shoirgaon falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shoirgaon is Gogipothia Halt, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shoirgaon.

Shoirgaon is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shoirgaon is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 11 km away. Shahbazpur is about 12 km away. Kursakatta is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.