About Girgaon Village

Girgaon is one of the larger villages in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,605, made up of 4,953 males and 4,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Hingoli
Tehsil	Basmath
Pincode	431535
Area (hectares)	5115 hectares
Population	9,605
Male Population	4,953
Female Population	4,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 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 1,511 residents. Its 5115 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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 5 - 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 43 km from Hingoli. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Basmath	12 km
Nearest town	Basmat	12 km
District headquarters	Hingoli	43 km

Villages closest to Girgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basmath 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 9,605. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Girgaon village has 4,953 males and 4,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girgaon has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Girgaon is 431535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girgaon covers 5115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Girgaon falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Girgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Girgaon.

Girgaon is about 43 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girgaon is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Basmath is about 12 km away. Basmat is about 12 km away. Hingoli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.