About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 699 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813212
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	1,350
Male Population	699
Female Population	651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgawan is the 43rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 37 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 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
Nearest town	Kharagpur	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	37 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar 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 1,350. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Gorgawan village has 699 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gorgawan is 813212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgawan covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorgawan falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorgawan is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gorgawan is about 37 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 Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 9.6 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 15 km away. Belhar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.