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About Galihaya Village

Galihaya is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 866 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galihaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galihaya village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 333.9 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 866
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galihaya compares

By the 2011 count Galihaya is the 41st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 333.9 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Galihaya

Galihaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galihaya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Galihaya from other places

Galihaya 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 Galihaya
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rath 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Galihaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galihaya village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 41st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Galihaya village has 866 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galihaya has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Galihaya is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galihaya covers 333.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galihaya falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galihaya 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galihaya.

Galihaya 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.

Galihaya is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Rath 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 Alipura (under 2 km), Itayal (under 2 km) and Malheta Danda (under 2 km).

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

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