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About Galiyana Village

Galiyana is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 83 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galiyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galiyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173211
Area (hectares) 34.85 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 83
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Galiyana compares

By the 2011 count Galiyana is the 115th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 34.85 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 Galiyana

Galiyana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Galiyana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galiyana from other places

Galiyana lies about 4.1 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 2.2 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 Galiyana
Nearest railway station Barog 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Solan 4.1 km

Villages closest to Galiyana

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 Galiyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Galiyana village had a population of 147. That makes it the 115th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Galiyana village has 83 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galiyana has about 771 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 Galiyana is 173211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galiyana covers 34.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galiyana falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galiyana is Barog, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Galiyana.

Galiyana is about 4.1 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galiyana is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 2.2 km away. Solan is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masheon (under 2 km), Chilri (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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