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About Urgawan Village

Urgawan is a small village in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 99 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,313 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Urgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Alinagar
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 99
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,313
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Urgawan compares

By the 2011 count Urgawan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Urgawan

Urgawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Urgawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urgawan from other places

Urgawan lies about 116 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 9.4 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 Urgawan
Nearest railway station Kashi Chak 9.4 km
Nearest town Barbigha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Alinagar 32 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 116 km

Villages closest to Urgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urgawan village had a population of 229. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Urgawan village has 99 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urgawan has about 1313 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Urgawan covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urgawan falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Urgawan is Kashi Chak, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Urgawan.

Urgawan is about 116 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urgawan is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Kashi Chak is about 9.4 km away. Barbigha is about 12 km away. Alinagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lilpur (12 km), Mirzapur (13 km) and Chak Milki (16 km).

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

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