About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a large village in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,187, made up of 1,152 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Sugauli
Pincode	845456
Area (hectares)	49.9 hectares
Population	2,187
Male Population	1,152
Female Population	1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgawan is the 25th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 49.9 hectares work out to about 44 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 901.

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 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 5 - 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 15 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sagauli Junction, about 5.4 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	Sugauli	5.0 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sagauli Junction	5.4 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	15 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sugauli 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 2,187. That makes it the 25th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Gorgawan village has 1,152 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Gorgawan is 845456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgawan covers 49.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorgawan falls under Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorgawan is Sagauli Junction, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gorgawan.

Gorgawan is about 15 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgawan is in Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sugauli is about 5.0 km away. Sagauli is about 5.0 km away. Sagauli Junction is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.