Girgaon, Palghar

Girgaon
village
Girgaon is located in Maharashtra
Girgaon
Girgaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
Girgaon is located in India
Girgaon
Girgaon
Location in India
Coordinates: 20°09′53″N 72°49′30″E / 20.164658°N 72.8249607°E / 20.164658; 72.8249607
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPalghar
TalukaTalasari
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,735
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code551543

Girgaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Talasari taluka.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Girgaon has 523 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.26%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 2735 1360 1375
Children aged below 6 years 418 214 204
Scheduled caste 69 38 31
Scheduled tribe 2626 1297 1329
Literates 1373 810 563
Workers (all) 1276 756 520
Main workers (total) 920 620 300
Main workers: Cultivators 21 18 3
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 171 54 117
Main workers: Household industry workers 4 2 2
Main workers: Other 724 546 178
Marginal workers (total) 356 136 220
Marginal workers: Cultivators 18 9 9
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 281 79 202
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 3 2 1
Marginal workers: Others 54 46 8
Non-workers 1459 604 855

References

  1. ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.