About Galot Kalan Village

Galot Kalan is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 160 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galot Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galot Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	174505
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	344
Male Population	160
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galot Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Galot Kalan is the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Galot Kalan

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

How far is Galot Kalan from other places

Galot Kalan lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Galot Kalan
Nearest town	Mandi	13 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	26 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	33 km

Villages closest to Galot Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galore 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 Galot Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Galot Kalan village had a population of 344. That makes it the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Galot Kalan village has 160 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galot Kalan has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Galot Kalan is 174505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galot Kalan covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galot Kalan falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galot Kalan is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 village for Galot Kalan.

Galot Kalan is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galot Kalan is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.