About Galog Shakain Village

Galog Shakain is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 78 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galog Shakain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galog Shakain village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	173223
Area (hectares)	295 hectares
Population	153
Male Population	78
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galog Shakain compares

By the 2011 count Galog Shakain is the 119th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Galog Shakain

Galog Shakain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galog Shakain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Galog Shakain from other places

Galog Shakain lies about 30 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 10 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 Galog Shakain
Nearest town	Solan	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	12 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	30 km

Villages closest to Galog Shakain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Galog Shakain

As per the Census of India 2011, Galog Shakain village had a population of 153. That makes it the 119th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Galog Shakain village has 78 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galog Shakain has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Galog Shakain is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galog Shakain covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galog Shakain falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galog Shakain is Barog, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galog Shakain.

Galog Shakain is about 30 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galog Shakain is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 9.4 km away. Barog is about 10 km away. Rajgarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.