About Gargaon Village

Gargaon is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 340 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Gargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	666
Male Population	340
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargaon compares

By the 2011 count Gargaon is the 50th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gargaon

Gargaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gargaon as Available within 5 - 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 Gargaon from other places

Gargaon lies about 31 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 26 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 Gargaon
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	17 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	26 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	31 km

Villages closest to Gargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargaon village had a population of 666. That makes it the 50th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Gargaon village has 340 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargaon has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Gargaon covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gargaon falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gargaon is Pawakhali, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Gargaon.

Gargaon is about 31 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargaon is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Terhagachh is about 17 km away. Pawakhali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.