About Galog Village

Galog is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 109 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	211
Male Population	109
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galog compares

By the 2011 count Galog is the 76th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Galog

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

Galog lies about 32 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	14 km
Nearest town	Shimla	18 km
District headquarters	Solan	32 km

Villages closest to Galog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galog village had a population of 211. That makes it the 76th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Galog village has 109 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galog has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Galog is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galog covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galog falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galog is Jutogh, about 14 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 Galog.

Galog is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galog is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 5.6 km away. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.