About Galagala Village

Galagala is a large village in Gummagatta tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,169, made up of 2,161 males and 2,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515865, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galagala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galagala village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Gummagatta
Pincode	515865
Area (hectares)	1628 hectares
Population	4,169
Male Population	2,161
Female Population	2,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galagala compares

By the 2011 count Galagala is the 7th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1628 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Galagala

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

Galagala lies about 25 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Garladinne, about 19 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 Galagala
Nearest railway station	Garladinne	19 km
Nearest town	Uravakonda	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gummagatta	25 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	25 km

Villages closest to Galagala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galagala village had a population of 4,169. That makes it the 7th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Galagala village has 2,161 males and 2,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galagala has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Galagala is 515865. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galagala covers 1628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galagala falls under Gummagatta tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galagala is Garladinne, about 19 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 Galagala.

Galagala is about 25 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galagala is in Gummagatta tehsil of Anantapur district. Garladinne is about 19 km away. Uravakonda is about 23 km away. Gummagatta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.