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About Galu Khurd Village

Galu Khurd is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 57 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galu Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galu Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 41.04 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 57
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galu Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Galu Khurd is the 245th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 41.04 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Galu Khurd

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

Galu Khurd lies about 12 km from Shimla. 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Galu Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galu Khurd village had a population of 118. That makes it the 245th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Galu Khurd village has 57 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galu Khurd has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Galu Khurd is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galu Khurd covers 41.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galu Khurd falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Galu Khurd 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 <5 km distance for Galu Khurd.

Galu Khurd is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galu Khurd is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galu Kalan (under 2 km), Jangal Kangar (under 2 km) and Bagna (under 2 km).

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

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