About Gigaon Village

Gigaon is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 686 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gigaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Tehsil	Malegaon
Pincode	423203
Area (hectares)	778.95 hectares
Population	1,317
Male Population	686
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gigaon compares

By the 2011 count Gigaon is the 102nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 778.95 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gigaon

Gigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gigaon 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 Gigaon from other places

Gigaon lies about 108 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon, about 29 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 Gigaon
Tehsil headquarters	Malegaon	10 km
Nearest railway station	Nandgaon	29 km
District headquarters	Nashik	108 km

Villages closest to Gigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malegaon 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 Gigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gigaon village had a population of 1,317. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Gigaon village has 686 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gigaon has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gigaon is 423203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gigaon covers 778.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gigaon falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gigaon is Nandgaon, about 29 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 Gigaon.

Gigaon is about 108 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gigaon is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Malegaon is about 10 km away. Nandgaon is about 29 km away. Nashik is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.