# Girye Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/girye/ Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg # Girye Girye is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,457 people in 525 households**, the 5th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 2,457people (2011) - 525households - 88.2%literacy - 1,039females per 1,000 males ## Girye PIN code and other codes Girye falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDevgad - Census village code566236 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Girye from nearby towns? - Devgad (sub-district HQ)72 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)95 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)32 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 Girye? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Girye; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devgad - ○Degree college10+ km · Devgad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamsande - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Girye known for? The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 55% of the 1,027 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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 Girye Of every 100 households in Girye in 2011, 90 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Girye · ■ Devgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****69%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **7% Tap water ****27%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **80% Use banking services ****46%** **61% Television ****34%** **42% Mobile phone ****51%** **50% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****27%** **28% Own their home ****85%** **90% 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 Girye? ■ Girye · ■ Devgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **924 Working population ****34.1%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 83.1% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 449 (54%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 126 (15%) · **■** Marginal 111 (13%) 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 Devgad - Jamsande14,487 people - Padel3,673 people - Shirgaon2,555 people - Kinjawade2,491 people - Devgad2,417 people - Dabhole2,356 people - Tirlot2,307 people - Manche2,261 people [All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Girye from Oras Bk.?95 km by road - What is the population of Girye?2,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girye in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Girye?88.2% (Census 2011)