About Galot Village

Galot is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 109 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	75.67 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	109
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galot compares

By the 2011 count Galot is the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 75.67 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Galot

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

Galot lies about 9.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.6 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 Galot
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	9.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.5 km

Villages closest to Galot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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.

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Common questions about Galot

As per the Census of India 2011, Galot village had a population of 214. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Galot village has 109 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galot has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Galot is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galot covers 75.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galot falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galot is Jutogh, about 5.6 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 Galot.

Galot is about 9.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galot is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.5 km away. Shimla is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.