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About Galyala Village

Galyala is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 23 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,391 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galyala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176083
Area (hectares) 33.45 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 23
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,391
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galyala compares

By the 2011 count Galyala is the 344th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 33.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Galyala

Galyala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galyala 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. The nearest villages by name are Gadiara, Gadiara Khaira, Gagahan and Gahr. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Galyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Galyala village had a population of 55. That makes it the 344th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Galyala village has 23 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galyala has about 1391 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Galyala is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galyala covers 33.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galyala falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Galyala notes the nearest railway station 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 Galyala.

Galyala is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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