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About Gali Village

Gali is a small village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 215 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 215
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gali compares

By the 2011 count Gali is the 33rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Gali

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

Gali lies about 25 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 39 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 Gali
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 9.8 km
District headquarters Punch 25 km
Nearest town Pūnch 25 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 39 km

Villages closest to Gali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gali village had a population of 408. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Gali village has 215 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gali has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Gali is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gali covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gali falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gali is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 39 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 Gali.

Gali is about 25 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gali is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 9.8 km away. Punch is about 25 km away. Pūnch is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loran (2.2 km), Lohelbelah (4.3 km) and Chilla (5.9 km).

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

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