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About Galali Village

Galali is a small village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 178 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Jammu
Pincode 181122
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 178
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galali compares

By the 2011 count Galali is the 217th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 919.

Getting to Galali

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

Galali lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 15 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 Galali
Nearest town Akhnūr 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Galali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galali village had a population of 319. That makes it the 217th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Galali village has 178 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galali has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Galali is 181122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galali covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galali falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Galali is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Galali.

Galali is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galali is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 6.7 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 15 km away. Jammu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padmi (1.5 km), Ramgarh (3.4 km) and Sangad (4.2 km).

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

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