About Gawan Khap Village

Gawan Khap is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,912, made up of 979 males and 933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Gawan Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawan Khap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	1,912
Male Population	979
Female Population	933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Gawan Khap compares

By the 2011 count Gawan Khap is the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gawan Khap

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

Gawan Khap lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 23 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 Gawan Khap
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	8.6 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Gawan Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Gawan Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawan Khap village had a population of 1,912. That makes it the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Gawan Khap village has 979 males and 933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawan Khap has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Gawan Khap covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gawan Khap falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gawan Khap is Kastha, about 23 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 Gawan Khap.

Gawan Khap is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawan Khap is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 8.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.6 km away. Kastha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.