Gawan, Giridih


See Gawan for disambiguation
Gawan is a village in Gawan CD Block in Khori Mahuwa subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Police station

Gawan police station has jurisdiction over Gawan CD Block.According to old British records, Gawan PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870. Prior to that it had a zaminday thana.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Gawan CD Block are located at Tisri.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Gawan had a total population of 7,458, of which 3,917 were males and 3,541 were females. Population below 6 years was 1,442. The total number of literates in Gawan was 4,032.