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About Galgaladih Village

Galgaladih is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 333 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galgaladih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galgaladih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 191.96 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 333
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galgaladih compares

By the 2011 count Galgaladih is the 82nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 191.96 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Galgaladih

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

Galgaladih lies about 30 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 18 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 Galgaladih
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 18 km
Nearest town Saktī 23 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 30 km

Villages closest to Galgaladih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galgaladih village had a population of 672. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Galgaladih village has 333 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galgaladih has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Galgaladih is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galgaladih covers 191.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galgaladih falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Galgaladih is Baradwar, about 18 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 Galgaladih.

Galgaladih is about 30 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galgaladih is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 3.1 km away. Baradwar is about 18 km away. Saktī is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guchkuliya (1.5 km), Tushar (2.1 km) and Nandeli (3.0 km).

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

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