# Girakchal Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Nilanga, Latur 

# Girakchal

Girakchal is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **413521**. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 99 households**, the 133rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 455people (2011)
- 99households
- 91.5%literacy
- 413521PIN code

## Girakchal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Girakchal is 413521.** Girakchal falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code413521
- Community development blockNilanga
- Census village code560783

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Girakchal from nearby towns?

- Nilanga (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Latur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nilanga (nearest town)20 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 Girakchal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Girakchal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhunegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Latur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Girakchal known for?

Products made here include jaggery. About 94% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Girakchal

Of every 100 households in Girakchal in 2011, 65 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Girakchal · ■ Nilanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**63%

Television ****12%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Girakchal?

■ Girakchal · ■ Nilanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**887

Working population ****51.6%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 89.8% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (65%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%)

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 Nilanga

- Masobawadi507 people
- Anandwadi499 people
- Sardarwadi487 people
- Hanmantwadi [mugaon]464 people
- Channachiwadi448 people
- Sabitwadi434 people
- Koyachiwadi432 people
- Chandoriwadi427 people

[All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girakchal?413521
- How far is Girakchal from Latur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Girakchal?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girakchal in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Girakchal?91.5% (Census 2011)