About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a mid sized village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 528 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Bausi
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	1,019
Male Population	528
Female Population	491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgawan is the 47th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gorgawan

Gorgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorgawan as Available within 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 Gorgawan from other places

Gorgawan lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.6 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 Gorgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Bausi	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	5.6 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bausi 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 Gorgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorgawan village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 47th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Gorgawan village has 528 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Gorgawan covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorgawan falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorgawan is Mandar Hill, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorgawan.

Gorgawan is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgawan is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Bausi is about 5.1 km away. Mandar Hill is about 5.6 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.