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About Gurgawan Village

Gurgawan is a large village in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,275, made up of 2,257 males and 2,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Gurgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Saraiya
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 4,275
Male Population 2,257
Female Population 2,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gurgawan is the 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gurgawan

Gurgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurgawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 41 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 10 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 Vaishali 10 km
Nearest town Lālganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiya 26 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Gurgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgawan village had a population of 4,275. That makes it the 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Gurgawan village has 2,257 males and 2,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgawan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Gurgawan covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gurgawan falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurgawan is Vaishali, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gurgawan.

Gurgawan is about 41 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurgawan is in Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Vaishali is about 10 km away. Lālganj is about 12 km away. Saraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadipur (3.8 km), Narayanpur (6.4 km) and Chak Mandua (7.8 km).

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

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