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About Galandhi Village

Galandhi is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 25 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galandhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 25
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galandhi compares

By the 2011 count Galandhi is the 319th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Galandhi

Galandhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galandhi 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 Galandhi from other places

Galandhi lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 50 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 Galandhi
Nearest town Sundarnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 50 km

Villages closest to Galandhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galandhi village had a population of 48. That makes it the 319th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Galandhi village has 25 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galandhi has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Galandhi is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galandhi covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galandhi falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galandhi is Summer Hill, about 50 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 Galandhi.

Galandhi is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galandhi is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Karsog is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Khanyog (2.4 km), Palot (5.1 km) and D P F Marandhi (6.0 km).

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

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