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About Koergawan Village

Koergawan is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 314 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,242 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koergawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koergawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Pincode 841426
Area (hectares) 70.01 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 314
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,242
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koergawan compares

By the 2011 count Koergawan is the 84th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 70.01 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Koergawan

Koergawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Koergawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Koergawan from other places

Koergawan lies about 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 12 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 Koergawan
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 12 km
Nearest town Mirganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 28 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Koergawan

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 Koergawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Koergawan village had a population of 704. That makes it the 84th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Koergawan village has 314 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koergawan has about 1242 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Koergawan is 841426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koergawan covers 70.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koergawan falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koergawan is Phulwaria, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koergawan.

Koergawan is about 28 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koergawan is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 12 km away. Mirganj is about 16 km away. Bhorey is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopi Chhapra (under 2 km), Ghortha (under 2 km) and Bania Chhapar (under 2 km).

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

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