About Girgaon Village

Girgaon is a large village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,079, made up of 2,064 males and 2,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1668 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Nagbhir
Pincode	441223
Area (hectares)	1668 hectares
Population	4,079
Male Population	2,064
Female Population	2,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Girgaon compares

By the 2011 count Girgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 1668 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Girgaon

Girgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girgaon from other places

Girgaon lies about 58 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Alewahi, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Girgaon
Nearest railway station	Alewahi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagbhir	24 km
Nearest town	Mūl	35 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	58 km

Villages closest to Girgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagbhir tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Girgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Girgaon village had a population of 4,079. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Girgaon village has 2,064 males and 2,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girgaon has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Girgaon is 441223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girgaon covers 1668 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girgaon falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Girgaon is Alewahi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Girgaon.

Girgaon is about 58 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girgaon is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Alewahi is about 10 km away. Nagbhir is about 24 km away. Mūl is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.