About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 381 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgawan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Bashant Rai
Pincode	814155
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	697
Male Population	381
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	829
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgawan is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

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 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 24 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 17 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	Bashant Rai	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	17 km
Nearest town	Purāini	22 km
District headquarters	Godda	24 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 697. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Gorgawan village has 381 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gorgawan is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgawan covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorgawan falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorgawan is Bela, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorgawan.

Gorgawan is about 24 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgawan is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 5.5 km away. Bela is about 17 km away. Purāini is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.