About Galgalia Village

Galgalia is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,420, made up of 1,230 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galgalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galgalia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	358 hectares
Population	2,420
Male Population	1,230
Female Population	1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galgalia compares

By the 2011 count Galgalia is the 37th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Galgalia

Galgalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galgalia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhantola, Dhekipara, Dhobinia and Dongra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Galgalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Galgalia village had a population of 2,420. That makes it the 37th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Galgalia village has 1,230 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galgalia has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Galgalia is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galgalia covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galgalia falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Galgalia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Galgalia.

Galgalia is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.