See Gawan (disambiguation) for disambiguation
| Gawan | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.6213°N 85.9464°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Giridih |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 7,458 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages(*For language details see Gawan block#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 815313 (Gawan) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 06556 |
| Registration Plate: | JH 11 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kodarma |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Dhanwar |
Gawan is a village in the Gawan CD block in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Gawan is located at 24.6213°N 85.9464°W.
Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. [1] [2] [3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Gawan had a total population of 7,458, of which 3,917 (53%) were males and 3,541 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,442. The total number of literates in Gawan was 4,032 (67.02% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Gawan police station has jurisdiction over the Gawan CD block.[5] According to old British records, Gawan PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870. Prior to that it had a zaminday thana.[6]
The headquarters of the Gawan CD block are located at Gawan village.[7] [8]