About Girgaon Village

Girgaon is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 164 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girgaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Munsiari
Pincode	262554
Area (hectares)	526.03 hectares
Population	349
Male Population	164
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Girgaon compares

By the 2011 count Girgaon is the 32nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 526.03 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1054.

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 village. 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 21 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 53 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	Munsiari	21 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	21 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	53 km

Villages closest to Girgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munsiari 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 349. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Girgaon village has 164 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girgaon has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Girgaon is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girgaon covers 526.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Girgaon falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Girgaon is Kathgodam, about 53 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 village for Girgaon.

Girgaon is about 21 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girgaon is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.