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About Gurgawan Village

Gurgawan is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,791, made up of 959 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Gurgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,791
Male Population 959
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gurgawan is the 31st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Gurgawan

Gurgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurgawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gurgawan from other places

Gurgawan lies about 37 km from Bhagalpur, 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 Gurgawan
Nearest town Kharagpur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 19 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 37 km

Villages closest to Gurgawan

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

Common questions about Gurgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgawan village had a population of 1,791. That makes it the 31st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Gurgawan village has 959 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgawan has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Gurgawan covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurgawan falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurgawan is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurgawan.

Gurgawan is about 37 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurgawan is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 9.6 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 15 km away. Shahkund is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ibrahimpur (1.9 km), Banawan (4.3 km) and Banawan Arazi (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gurgawan today is likely to be higher.

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