# Girgaon Village, Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal 

# Girgaon

Girgaon is a village in Ghansali sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,026 people in 251 households**, the 18th largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,026people (2011)
- 251households
- 89.9%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Girgaon

Of every 100 households in Girgaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Girgaon · ■ Ghansali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****87%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****55%**

**95%

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 · ■ Ghansali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**1216

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**921

Working population ****29.7%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 82.7% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 251 (82%) · **■** Marginal 53 (17%)

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 Ghansali

- Chakarera1,133 people
- Tharti1,085 people
- Anthawal Gaon1,050 people
- Thati1,038 people
- Gona1,021 people
- Khawara937 people
- Hadiyana Malla925 people
- Kot918 people

[All 303 villages in Ghansali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Girgaon?1,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girgaon in?Tehri Garhwal district (Ghansali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Girgaon?89.9% (Census 2011)