Girgaon, Palghar

Girgaon
village
Girgaon Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Girgaon Girgaon (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°09′53″N72°49′30″E / 20.164658°N 72.8249607°E / 20.164658; 72.8249607 Coordinates: 20°09′53″N72°49′30″E / 20.164658°N 72.8249607°E / 20.164658; 72.8249607
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Talasari
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,735
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	551543

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. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.