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About Galiha Mau Village

Galiha Mau is a small village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 216 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galiha Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galiha Mau village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210501
Area (hectares) 349.11 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 216
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galiha Mau compares

By the 2011 count Galiha Mau is the 119th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 349.11 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Galiha Mau

Galiha Mau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galiha Mau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Galiha Mau from other places

Galiha Mau lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Galiha Mau
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Galiha Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maudaha 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 Galiha Mau

As per the Census of India 2011, Galiha Mau village had a population of 413. That makes it the 119th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Galiha Mau village has 216 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galiha Mau has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Galiha Mau is 210501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galiha Mau covers 349.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galiha Mau falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galiha Mau is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galiha Mau.

Galiha Mau is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galiha Mau is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Maudaha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alra (under 2 km), Deo Kali (under 2 km) and Dhamna Jalal (under 2 km).

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

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