# Girgaon Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Girgaon

Girgaon is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 95 households**, the 32nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 349people (2011)
- 95households
- 73.0%literacy
- 1,128females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Girgaon

Of every 100 households in Girgaon in 2011, 72 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Girgaon · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**52%

Tap water ****93%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**31%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****96%**

**92%

Television ****24%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**40%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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 · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**884

Working population ****29.8%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (22%) · **■** Marginal 72 (69%)

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 Munsiari

- Dhunamani369 people
- Dhapa365 people
- Suring362 people
- Bajeta360 people
- Dakhim348 people
- Golfa348 people
- Bona344 people
- Chami Bhainskot344 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Girgaon?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girgaon in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Girgaon?73.0% (Census 2011)