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About Koirgawan Village

Koirgawan is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,546, made up of 704 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koirgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koirgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Pincode 845406
Area (hectares) 177.2 hectares
Population 1,546
Male Population 704
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koirgawan compares

By the 2011 count Koirgawan is the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 177.2 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Koirgawan

Koirgawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koirgawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Koirgawan from other places

Koirgawan lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bansghat, about 5.0 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 Koirgawan
Nearest railway station Bansghat 5.0 km
Nearest town Chākia 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 9.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Koirgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koirgawan village had a population of 1,546. That makes it the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Koirgawan village has 704 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koirgawan has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Koirgawan is 845406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koirgawan covers 177.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koirgawan falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koirgawan is Bansghat, about 5.0 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 village for Koirgawan.

Koirgawan is about 36 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koirgawan is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bansghat is about 5.0 km away. Chākia is about 8.1 km away. Mehsi is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala Tola (2.3 km), Bulaki Tola (2.3 km) and Harpur Nankar (3.9 km).

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

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