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About Galshandi Village

Galshandi is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 19 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galshandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galshandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 19
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Galshandi compares

By the 2011 count Galshandi is the 334th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Galshandi

Galshandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galshandi 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 Galshandi from other places

Galshandi lies about 63 km from Mandi. 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 Galshandi
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 43 km
District headquarters Mandi 63 km

Villages closest to Galshandi

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 Galshandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Galshandi village had a population of 39. That makes it the 334th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Galshandi village has 19 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galshandi has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Galshandi covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Galshandi is about 63 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galshandi is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Mandi is about 63 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 Sorshan (under 2 km), Shanahar (under 2 km) and Shanohu (under 2 km).

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

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