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About Galimechaki Village

Galimechaki is a mid sized village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 588 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galimechaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galimechaki village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Jonai
Pincode 787060
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 588
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Galimechaki compares

By the 2011 count Galimechaki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Galimechaki

Galimechaki 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 Galimechaki 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galimechaki from other places

Galimechaki lies about 61 km from Dhemaji, and the nearest railway station is Laimekuri, about 4.5 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 Galimechaki
Nearest railway station Laimekuri 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jonai 13 km
Nearest town Dibrugarh 37 km
District headquarters Dhemaji 61 km

Villages closest to Galimechaki

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

Common questions about Galimechaki

As per the Census of India 2011, Galimechaki village had a population of 1,194. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.

Galimechaki village has 588 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galimechaki has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Galimechaki is 787060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galimechaki covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Galimechaki falls under Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Galimechaki is Laimekuri, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Galimechaki.

Galimechaki is about 61 km from Dhemaji in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galimechaki is in Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district. Laimekuri is about 4.5 km away. Jonai is about 13 km away. Dibrugarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borati Rangali (under 2 km), Burisuti Bangali (under 2 km) and Gali Borbali (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Galimechaki today is likely to be higher.

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