# Girgaon Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/girgaon/ Village · Chikodi, Belgaum # Girgaon Girgaon is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,315 people in 310 households**, the 109th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 1,315people (2011) - 310households - 78.2%literacy - 591214PIN code ## Girgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Girgaon is 591214.** Girgaon falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591214 - Gram panchayatShirgaon - Community development blockChikodi - Census village code597195 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? - Chikodi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)85 km by road - Chikodi (nearest town)6 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Girgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikodi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikodi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chikodi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 **jowar, bajra and wheat**. About 52% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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, 88 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Girgaon · ■ Chikodi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **87% Toilet within the home ****3%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **68% Tap water ****35%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **77% Use banking services ****77%** **76% Television ****47%** **50% Mobile phone ****48%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **11% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 · ■ Chikodi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **901 Working population ****49.5%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (10%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (15%) · **■** Marginal 229 (35%) 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 Chikodi - Shivapurawadi1,369 people - Belagali1,348 people - Budulmukh1,335 people - Sulagaon1,329 people - Bidrahalli1,299 people - Kasanal1,271 people - Khajagoudanhatti1,271 people - Tavadi1,249 people [All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Girgaon?591214 - How far is Girgaon from Belgaum?85 km by road - What is the population of Girgaon?1,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girgaon in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Girgaon?78.2% (Census 2011)