About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,865, made up of 966 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, 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	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	131.31 hectares
Population	1,865
Male Population	966
Female Population	899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 22nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 131.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gorgawan

Gorgawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorgawan as Available within village. 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 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, 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 Gorgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	15 km
Nearest town	Colgong	19 km
District headquarters	Godda	30 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahagama 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 1,865. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Gorgawan village has 966 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gorgawan is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgawan covers 131.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorgawan falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorgawan is Ghogha, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorgawan.

Gorgawan is about 30 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 Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 10 km away. Ghogha is about 15 km away. Colgong is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.