# Girgaon Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/girgaon/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Girgaon Girgaon is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 167 households**, the 72nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 841people (2011) - 167households - 84.0%literacy - 491661PIN code ## Girgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Girgaon is 491661.** Girgaon falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491661 - Gram panchayatMargaon - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441119 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Girgaon from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)28 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)10 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 Girgaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Girgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijabhata - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Girgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. Products made here include iron tools. About 63% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Girgaon Of every 100 households in Girgaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Girgaon · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****71%** **78% Television ****29%** **30% Mobile phone ****38%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Girgaon? ■ Girgaon · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770** **1002 Working population ****54.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 75.9% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 182 (40%) 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 Dongargaon - Khairi883 people - Jamsararkalan861 people - Buddhubharda854 people - Salikjhiriya845 people - Chichdo811 people - Godri810 people - Arsi Tola803 people - Chamarray Tolagaon792 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Girgaon?491661 - How far is Girgaon from Rajnandgaon?28 km by road - What is the population of Girgaon?841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girgaon in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Girgaon?84.0% (Census 2011)