# Girgaon Village, Talasari, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/talasari/girgaon/ Village · Talasari, Thane # Girgaon Girgaon is a village in Talasari sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,735 people in 523 households**, the 28th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 2,735people (2011) - 523households - 59.3%literacy - 1,011females per 1,000 males ## Girgaon PIN code and other codes Girgaon falls in Talasari sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTalasari - Census village code551543 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? - Talasari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thane (district HQ)150 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)28 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Girgaon; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Talasari - ○Degree college10+ km · Talasari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 **rice**. About 96% of the 1,419 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,257 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, 40 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Girgaon · ■ Talasari rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **49% Toilet within the home ****48%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **50% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****70%** **48% Television ****15%** **18% Mobile phone ****32%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **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 Girgaon? ■ Girgaon · ■ Talasari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1026 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **1015 Working population ****46.7%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 48.1% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 724 (57%) · **■** Marginal 356 (28%) 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 Talasari - Udhawa3,026 people - Sawane3,008 people - Patilpada3,000 people - Achchhad2,770 people - Vevaji2,672 people - Gandhinagar2,590 people - Brahmanpada2,571 people - Amagaon2,185 people [All 46 villages in Talasari](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/talasari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Girgaon from Thane?150 km by road - What is the population of Girgaon?2,735 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girgaon in?Thane district (Talasari sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Girgaon?59.3% (Census 2011)