About Galoo Village

Galoo is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 198 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galoo village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	48.5 hectares
Population	399
Male Population	198
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galoo compares

By the 2011 count Galoo is the 49th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 48.5 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Galoo

Galoo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Galoo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Galoo from other places

Galoo lies about 2.7 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 46 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 Galoo
District headquarters	Doda	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sumber	46 km

Villages closest to Galoo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galoo village had a population of 399. That makes it the 49th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Galoo village has 198 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galoo has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Galoo is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galoo covers 48.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galoo falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Galoo is Sumber, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Galoo.

Galoo is about 2.7 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galoo is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 2.7 km away. Thathri is about 5.6 km away. Sumber is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.