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About Khalganw Village

Khalganw is a large village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,096, made up of 1,072 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.1 hectares hectares.

Khalganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalganw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 253.1 hectares
Population 2,096
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalganw compares

By the 2011 count Khalganw is the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 253.1 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 1079.

Getting to Khalganw

Khalganw is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khalganw as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khalganw from other places

Khalganw lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 4.4 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 Khalganw
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 4.4 km
Nearest town Kataiya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km

Villages closest to Khalganw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalganw village had a population of 2,096. That makes it the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Khalganw village has 1,072 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalganw has about 955 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 1079.

Khalganw covers 253.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khalganw falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khalganw is Bathua Bazar, about 4.4 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 km distance for Khalganw.

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

Khalganw is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 4.4 km away. Kataiya is about 16 km away. Bhorey is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubaulia (1.8 km), Dharampur (2.3 km) and Dumaria (3.0 km).

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

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