About Galak Village

Galak is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,138, made up of 1,113 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galak village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184205
Area (hectares)	1755 hectares
Population	2,138
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galak compares

By the 2011 count Galak is the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 1755 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Galak

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

Galak lies about 32 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 16 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 Galak
Nearest railway station	Chak Dayala	16 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	24 km
District headquarters	Kathua	32 km

Villages closest to Galak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galak village had a population of 2,138. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Galak village has 1,113 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galak has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Galak is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galak covers 1755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galak falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Galak is Chak Dayala, about 16 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 Galak.

Galak is about 32 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galak is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 23 km away. Billawar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.