About Galan Village

Galan is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 70 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males.

Galan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galan village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Kurung Kumey
Tehsil	Damin
Population	143
Male Population	70
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Galan compares

By the 2011 count Galan is the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 109 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Galan

Galan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Galan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galan from other places

Galan lies about 28 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 109 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 Galan
Tehsil headquarters	Damin	8.1 km
District headquarters	Kurung Kumey	28 km
Nearest railway station	Siajuli	109 km
Nearest town	Naharlagun	116 km

Villages closest to Galan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galan village had a population of 143. That makes it the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Galan village has 70 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galan has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Galan falls under Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galan is Siajuli, about 109 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Galan.

Galan is about 28 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galan is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about 8.1 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 28 km away. Siajuli is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.