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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pirkon
| native_name = पिरकोन
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_size = frameless
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kokan, Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18|50|0|N|73|0|27|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Raigad district|Raigad]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web | author = Directorate of Census Operations Maharashtra | year = 2011 | title = Census of India, 2011: Maharashtra (Series-28, Part XII-B), District Census Handbook – Raigarh. Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA) | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2724_PART_B_DCHB_%20RAIGARH.pdf | pages = 116–121}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_ha = 562.20
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 3015 <ref name="census2011" />
| population_as_of =
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Local
| demographics1_info2 = [[Agri language|Agri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 410206
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = Coastline
| blank1_info_sec1 =
| blank2_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Uran]], [[Pen, India|Pen]], [[Panvel]]
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}}
'''Pirkon''' is an Indian village in the [[tehsil]] of [[Uran]] of the [[Raigad district]] of [[Maharashtra]]. Farming and Fishing are the most common occupations in Pirkon. The population of the village is 3,015. Pirkon village is mainly occupied by people of Agri caste, for whom farming and fishing are main occupations of people.

==Culture==
Pirkon has many [[Hindu temple]]s some of these host annual festivals, such as the Wageshwar Temple, Shivshankar Temple, Shree Hanuman Mandir Goddess Ekvira Temple.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} Pirkon village's main attraction is the Palkhi of Goddess Ekvira, which occurs during the [[Chaitra]] month.

==Demographics==
As of the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Pirkon has a total population of 3015, in 719 households.<ref name="census2011" /> 49.2% of the population is male, and 10% are aged 0–6.<ref name="census2011" /> Of the households 2% are from [[Scheduled Castes]] and none from [[Scheduled Tribes]].<ref name="census2011" />

== Education==
There are following schools in Pirkon village
# Raigad Jilha Parishad Shala, Pirkon
# Karmaveer Bahurao Patil Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Pirkon
# Rayat Shikshan Santha's Karmaveer Bahurao Patil English Medium School, Pirkon

==References==
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[[Category:Geography of Raigad district]]

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