About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a large village in Mahnar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,720, made up of 1,325 males and 1,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Mahnar
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	2,720
Male Population	1,325
Female Population	1,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgawan is the 16th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,695 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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 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 9.7 km from Vaishali. 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	Mahnar	9.7 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	9.7 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	12 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahnar 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 2,720. That makes it the 16th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,695 residents.

Gorgawan village has 1,325 males and 1,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Gorgawan covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorgawan falls under Mahnar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The census record for Gorgawan notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gorgawan.

Gorgawan is about 9.7 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgawan is in Mahnar tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahnar is about 9.7 km away. Vaishali is about 9.7 km away. Lālganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.