# Gilgaon Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/gilgaon/ Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli # Gilgaon Gilgaon is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 365 households**, the 28th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,437people (2011) - 365households - 70.8%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Gilgaon PIN code and other codes Gilgaon falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChamorshi - Census village code539254 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gilgaon from nearby towns? - Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)10 km by road - Gadchiroli (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 Gilgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gilgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Gilgaon known for? About 21% of the 1,318 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Gilgaon Of every 100 households in Gilgaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gilgaon · ■ Chamorshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **70% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****3%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **89% Use banking services ****87%** **74% Television ****18%** **25% Mobile phone ****27%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **33% Own their home ****90%** **91% 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 Gilgaon? ■ Gilgaon · ■ Chamorshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685** **970 Working population ****61.0%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 513 (58%) 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 Chamorshi - Jairampur1,556 people - Ghargaon1,521 people - Jamgiri1,479 people - Durgapur1,445 people - Jaynagar1,412 people - Makepalli Mal1,369 people - Murkhala Chak1,322 people - Saganapur1,321 people [All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gilgaon from Gadchiroli?10 km by road - What is the population of Gilgaon?1,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gilgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gilgaon?70.8% (Census 2011)