About Girgaon Village

Girgaon is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,997, made up of 2,062 males and 1,935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416013, 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	Karvir
Pincode	416013
Area (hectares)	986.78 hectares
Population	3,997
Male Population	2,062
Female Population	1,935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Girgaon compares

By the 2011 count Girgaon is the 35th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 986.78 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

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 5 - 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 8.4 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 9.2 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 town	Pachgaon	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	8.4 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	9.2 km

Villages closest to Girgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karvir 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 3,997. That makes it the 35th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Girgaon village has 2,062 males and 1,935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girgaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Girgaon is 416013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girgaon covers 986.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girgaon falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Girgaon is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 8.4 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 Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 4.4 km away. Karvir is about 8.4 km away. Kolhapur is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.