About Koriyawan Village

Koriyawan is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,833, made up of 1,487 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koriyawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koriyawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804424
Area (hectares)	285 hectares
Population	2,833
Male Population	1,487
Female Population	1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Koriyawan compares

By the 2011 count Koriyawan is the 24th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Koriyawan

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

Koriyawan lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 8.0 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 Koriyawan
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Wanabar Halt	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	31 km
District headquarters	Gaya	31 km

Villages closest to Koriyawan

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 Koriyawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Koriyawan village had a population of 2,833. That makes it the 24th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Koriyawan village has 1,487 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koriyawan has about 905 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 Koriyawan is 804424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koriyawan covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koriyawan falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koriyawan is Wanabar Halt, about 8.0 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 Koriyawan.

Koriyawan is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koriyawan is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Makhdumpur is about 7.9 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 8.0 km away. Belaganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.