About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 296 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	561
Male Population	296
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgawan is the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Gorgawan

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

Gorgawan lies about 35 km from Munger, 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 Gorgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	1.8 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	15 km
District headquarters	Munger	35 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorgawan village had a population of 561. That makes it the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Gorgawan village has 296 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Gorgawan is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgawan covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorgawan falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorgawan is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 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 Gorgawan.

Gorgawan is about 35 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgawan is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 1.8 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.6 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.