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About Gali Bal Village

Gali Bal is a small village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 18 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gali Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gali Bal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Pincode 193301
Area (hectares) 33.2 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 18
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gali Bal compares

By the 2011 count Gali Bal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 33.2 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gali Bal

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

Gali Bal lies about 9.7 km from Baramula. 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 Gali Bal
District headquarters Baramula 9.7 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 12 km

Villages closest to Gali Bal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gali Bal village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Gali Bal village has 18 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gali Bal has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gali Bal is 193301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gali Bal covers 33.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gali Bal falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gali Bal notes the nearest railway station 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 Gali Bal.

Gali Bal is about 9.7 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gali Bal is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Baramula is about 9.7 km away. Bāramūla is about 9.7 km away. Rafiabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladi Angan (3.1 km), Kitru Nari Bal (4.3 km) and Ludhu Lodura (5.3 km).

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

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