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About Galhut Khurd Village

Galhut Khurd is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 45 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galhut Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galhut Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173212
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 45
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Galhut Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Galhut Khurd is the 216th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Galhut Khurd

The census records public bus service for Galhut Khurd 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galhut Khurd from other places

Galhut Khurd lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 13 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 Galhut Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Solan 13 km
Nearest railway station Barog 13 km

Villages closest to Galhut Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galhut Khurd village had a population of 82. That makes it the 216th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Galhut Khurd village has 45 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galhut Khurd has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Galhut Khurd is 173212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galhut Khurd covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galhut Khurd falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galhut Khurd is Barog, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Galhut Khurd.

Galhut Khurd is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galhut Khurd is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 13 km away. Barog is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galhut Kalan (under 2 km), Mashwar (2.2 km) and Tawatalara (3.3 km).

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

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