# Girgaon Village, Kudal, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg 

# Girgaon

Girgaon is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416520**. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 133 households**, the 99th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 623people (2011)
- 133households
- 84.2%literacy
- 416520PIN code

## Girgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Girgaon is 416520.** Girgaon falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416520
- Community development blockKudal
- Census village code566751

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?

- Kudal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)40 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?

10 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kudal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 **cashew, mango and coconut**. About 33% of the 961 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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, 91 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girgaon · ■ Kudal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**15%

Tap water ****29%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**80%

Use banking services ****61%**

**61%

Television ****20%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****50%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Girgaon?

■ Girgaon · ■ Kudal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**902

Working population ****41.3%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.1% for women. 65% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 54 (21%)

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 Kudal

- Pulas701 people
- Sonavade Tarf Kalsuli666 people
- Madgaon638 people
- Naikwadi632 people
- Kusabe615 people
- Bambuli Tarf Haveli594 people
- Nileli576 people
- Rumadgaon575 people

[All 124 villages in Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girgaon?416520
- How far is Girgaon from Oras Bk.?20 km by road
- What is the population of Girgaon?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girgaon in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Girgaon?84.2% (Census 2011)