About Gurgawan Village

Gurgawan is a small village in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 244 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.9 hectares hectares.

Gurgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Mansahi
Area (hectares)	152.9 hectares
Population	484
Male Population	244
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gurgawan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 152.9 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gurgawan

Gurgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurgawan as Available within 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 Gurgawan from other places

Gurgawan lies about 9.6 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kumaripur, about 3.2 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 Gurgawan
Nearest railway station	Kumaripur	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mansahi	9.6 km
District headquarters	Katihar	9.6 km

Villages closest to Gurgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgawan village had a population of 484. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Gurgawan village has 244 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgawan has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Gurgawan covers 152.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurgawan falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurgawan is Kumaripur, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gurgawan.

Gurgawan is about 9.6 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurgawan is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Kumaripur is about 3.2 km away. Mansahi is about 9.6 km away. Katihar is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.