About Gurgawn Village

Gurgawn is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 724 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurgawn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgawn village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Majhgaon
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	235 hectares
Population	1,447
Male Population	724
Female Population	723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
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 Gurgawn compares

By the 2011 count Gurgawn is the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Gurgawn

Gurgawn is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurgawn 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 Gurgawn from other places

Gurgawn lies about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 16 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 Gurgawn
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgaon	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Māluka	16 km
Nearest town	Joda	41 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	54 km

Villages closest to Gurgawn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgawn village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Gurgawn village has 724 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgawn has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Gurgawn is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurgawn covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurgawn falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurgawn is Māluka, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gurgawn.

Gurgawn is about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurgawn is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 8.5 km away. Māluka is about 16 km away. Joda is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.