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About Korgawan Village

Korgawan is a large village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,698, made up of 1,416 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares.

Korgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Hasanganj
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 2,698
Male Population 1,416
Female Population 1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korgawan compares

By the 2011 count Korgawan is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Korgawan

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

How far is Korgawan from other places

Korgawan lies about 105 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 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 Korgawan
Nearest town Kharagpur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanganj 32 km
District headquarters Katihar 105 km

Villages closest to Korgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korgawan village had a population of 2,698. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Korgawan village has 1,416 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korgawan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Korgawan covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Korgawan falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Korgawan is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Korgawan.

Korgawan is about 105 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korgawan is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Kharagpur is about 9.6 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 15 km away. Hasanganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakaria (8.3 km), Balua (10 km) and Pipra (12 km).

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

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