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About Galu Village

Galu is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 82 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 79.24 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 82
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Galu compares

By the 2011 count Galu is the 135th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 79.24 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Galu

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

Galu lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, 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 Galu
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 8.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km

Villages closest to Galu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galu village had a population of 160. That makes it the 135th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Galu village has 82 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galu has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Galu is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galu covers 79.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galu falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galu is Buffer Stop, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galu.

Galu is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galu is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 8.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balh (1.8 km), Chaila (2.4 km) and D P F Danta Nala (3.0 km).

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

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