About Girgaon Village

Girgaon is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 265 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Bhudargad
Pincode	416209
Area (hectares)	700.76 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	265
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
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 the 93rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 700.76 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 46 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon Road, about 39 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bhudargad	7.9 km
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	30 km
Nearest railway station	Nandgaon Road	39 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	46 km

Villages closest to Girgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhudargad 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 551. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Girgaon village has 265 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girgaon has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Girgaon is 416209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girgaon covers 700.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Girgaon falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Girgaon is Nandgaon Road, about 39 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 46 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girgaon is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 7.9 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 30 km away. Nandgaon Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.