Village · Malegaon, Nashik
# Gigaon

Gigaon is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra, PIN code 423203. The 2011 Census counted 1,317 people in 281 households, the 104th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.
- 1,317 people (2011)
- 281 households
- 78.1% literacy
- 423203 PIN code

## Gigaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gigaon is 423203. Gigaon falls in Malegaon sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra.
- PIN code 423203
- Community development block Malegaon
- Census village code 550281

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gigaon from nearby towns?
- Malegaon (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Nashik (district HQ) 115 km by road
- Malegaon (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gigaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Malegaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Malegaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malegaon
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gigaon known for?

About 67% of the 779 hectares of village land is sown, and 458 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gigaon

Of every 100 households in Gigaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gigaon · ■ Malegaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 65%
- Toilet within the home 11% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 70%
- Tap water 94% 57%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 74%
- Use banking services 82% 56%
- Television 55% 40%
- Mobile phone 58% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 29%
- Own their home 95% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gigaon?

■ Gigaon · ■ Malegaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.1% 77.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 817 862
- Working population 56.9% 52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 384 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 318 (42%) · ■ Other work 33 (4%) · ■ Marginal 15 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Malegaon
- Gugulwad 1,448 people
- Umbardhe 1,392 people
- Dapur 1,370 people
- Malhanagaon 1,341 people
- Kothare Kh. 1,241 people
- Ajande 1,227 people
- Jwardi Bk. 1,174 people
- Roze 1,159 people

All 143 villages in Malegaon

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gigaon? 423203
- How far is Gigaon from Nashik? 115 km by road
- What is the population of Gigaon? 1,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gigaon in? Nashik district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gigaon? 78.1% (Census 2011)

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