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About Pachgawan Village

Pachgawan is one of the larger villages in Rosera tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,469, made up of 2,882 males and 2,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Rosera
Pincode 848216
Area (hectares) 370.83 hectares
Population 5,469
Male Population 2,882
Female Population 2,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pachgawan compares

By the 2011 count Pachgawan is the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents. Its 370.83 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Pachgawan

Pachgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pachgawan as Available within <5 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 Pachgawan from other places

Pachgawan lies about 27 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 5.7 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 Pachgawan
Tehsil headquarters Rosera 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 5.7 km
District headquarters Samastipur 27 km

Villages closest to Pachgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachgawan village had a population of 5,469. That makes it the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents.

Pachgawan village has 2,882 males and 2,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachgawan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Pachgawan is 848216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachgawan covers 370.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachgawan falls under Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachgawan is Rusera Ghat, about 5.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pachgawan.

Pachgawan is about 27 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachgawan is in Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district. Rosera is about 4.8 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 5.7 km away. Samastipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Pabra (under 2 km) and Sonupur (1.6 km).

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

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