# Korgawan Village, Hasanganj, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hasanganj, Katihar 

# Korgawan

Korgawan is a village in Hasanganj sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,698 people in 516 households**, the 5th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 2,698people (2011)
- 516households
- 66.1%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Korgawan PIN code and other codes

Korgawan falls in Hasanganj sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockHasanganj
- Census village code224421

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Korgawan from nearby towns?

- Hasanganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Korgawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Korgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Korgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Korgawan

Of every 100 households in Korgawan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korgawan · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**26%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Korgawan?

■ Korgawan · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**941

Working population ****27.5%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 54.8% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (45%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 84 (11%) · **■** Marginal 88 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hasanganj

- Jagarnathpur10,848 people
- Rampur4,829 people
- Dherwa3,521 people
- Ramnagar Bansi2,809 people
- Kalsar2,437 people
- Balua2,377 people
- Pipra1,825 people
- Mahamdia1,766 people

[All 41 villages in Hasanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/hasanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Korgawan from Katihar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Korgawan?2,698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korgawan in?Katihar district (Hasanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Korgawan?66.1% (Census 2011)