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About Gorgonwan Village

Gorgonwan is a small village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 45 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorgonwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgonwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhawnathpur
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 228.44 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 45
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorgonwan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgonwan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 228.44 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gorgonwan

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

Gorgonwan lies about 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 15 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 Gorgonwan
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawnathpur 35 km
District headquarters Garhwa 35 km

Villages closest to Gorgonwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorgonwan village had a population of 90. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Gorgonwan village has 45 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgonwan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Gorgonwan is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgonwan covers 228.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorgonwan falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorgonwan is Nagar Untari, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorgonwan.

Gorgonwan is about 35 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgonwan is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 15 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 35 km away. Garhwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanathpur (under 2 km), Sinduria (2.0 km) and Buka (2.7 km).

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

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