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About Korigawan Village

Korigawan is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 727 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korigawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode 841507
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 727
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Korigawan compares

By the 2011 count Korigawan is the 54th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Korigawan

Korigawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Korigawan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Korigawan from other places

Korigawan lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 2.0 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 Korigawan
Nearest railway station Sarhari Halt 2.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 9.9 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Korigawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Korigawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Korigawan village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 54th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Korigawan village has 727 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korigawan has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Korigawan is 841507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korigawan covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Korigawan falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Korigawan is Sarhari Halt, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Korigawan.

Korigawan is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korigawan is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 2.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.1 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Chaiyan Pali (under 2 km), Bherwanian (under 2 km) and Sadiha (under 2 km).

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

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