About Gam Galla Village

Gam Galla is a small village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 227 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.1 hectares hectares.

Gam Galla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gam Galla village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khansahib
Area (hectares)	42.1 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	227
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gam Galla compares

By the 2011 count Gam Galla is the 72nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 42.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gam Galla

Gam Galla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gam Galla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gam Galla from other places

Gam Galla lies about 15 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 17 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 Gam Galla
Tehsil headquarters	Khansahib	6.0 km
District headquarters	Badgam	15 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	17 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	20 km

Villages closest to Gam Galla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gam Galla village had a population of 465. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Gam Galla village has 227 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gam Galla has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Gam Galla covers 42.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gam Galla falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gam Galla is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 17 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 village for Gam Galla.

Gam Galla is about 15 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gam Galla is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 6.0 km away. Badgam is about 15 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.