About Gala Village

Gala is a mid sized village in Morvi tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,957, made up of 1,012 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1488.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gala village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Rajkot
Tehsil	Morvi
Pincode	363630
Area (hectares)	1488.13 hectares
Population	1,957
Male Population	1,012
Female Population	945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gala compares

By the 2011 count Gala is the 23rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 1488.13 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gala

Gala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gala from other places

Gala lies about 58 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Khakhrala Road, about 8.7 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 Gala
Nearest railway station	Khakhrala Road	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Morvi	13 km
District headquarters	Rajkot	58 km

Villages closest to Gala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gala village had a population of 1,957. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Gala village has 1,012 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gala has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gala is 363630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gala covers 1488.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gala falls under Morvi tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gala is Khakhrala Road, about 8.7 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gala.

Gala is about 58 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gala is in Morvi tehsil of Rajkot district. Khakhrala Road is about 8.7 km away. Morvi is about 13 km away. Rajkot is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.