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About Galgam Village

Galgam is a small village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 151 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1994.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galgam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 496227
Area (hectares) 1994.93 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 151
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galgam compares

By the 2011 count Galgam is the 62nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 1994.93 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Galgam

Galgam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galgam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Galgam from other places

Galgam lies about 39 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 56 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 Galgam
Tehsil headquarters Usur 4.8 km
District headquarters Bijapur 39 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 56 km
Nearest town Manuguru 58 km

Villages closest to Galgam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galgam village had a population of 314. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Galgam village has 151 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galgam has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Galgam is 496227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galgam covers 1994.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galgam falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Galgam is Kirandul, about 56 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galgam.

Galgam is about 39 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galgam is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 4.8 km away. Bijapur is about 39 km away. Kirandul is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadpalli (under 2 km), Usur (4.8 km) and Phuttapalli (4.8 km).

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

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