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About Khalganw Village

Khalganw is a large village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,439, made up of 1,152 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.94 hectares hectares.

Khalganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalganw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 193.94 hectares
Population 2,439
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalganw compares

By the 2011 count Khalganw is the 7th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 193.94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Khalganw

Khalganw is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khalganw as Available within village. 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 Khalganw from other places

Khalganw lies about 32 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 3.8 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 Panchdeori Halt 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 5.2 km
Nearest town Kataiya 5.8 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 32 km

Villages closest to Khalganw

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 2,439. That makes it the 7th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Khalganw village has 1,152 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalganw has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Khalganw covers 193.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khalganw falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khalganw is Panchdeori Halt, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khalganw.

Khalganw is about 32 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 Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 3.8 km away. Pach Deuri is about 5.2 km away. Kataiya is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakia (1.5 km), Mojhwalia (1.7 km) and Rupi Bagahi (2.5 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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