About Hargawan Village

Hargawan is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,614, made up of 1,366 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hargawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	2,614
Male Population	1,366
Female Population	1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hargawan compares

By the 2011 count Hargawan is the 28th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Hargawan

Hargawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hargawan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hargawan from other places

Hargawan lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 1.6 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 Hargawan
Nearest railway station	Bela	1.6 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	21 km
District headquarters	Gaya	21 km

Villages closest to Hargawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hargawan village had a population of 2,614. That makes it the 28th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Hargawan village has 1,366 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hargawan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Hargawan is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hargawan covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hargawan falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hargawan is Bela, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hargawan.

Hargawan is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hargawan is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 1.6 km away. Makhdumpur is about 9.7 km away. Belaganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.