About Galu Village

Galu is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 115 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	835230
Area (hectares)	450 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	115
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galu compares

By the 2011 count Galu is the 54th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Galu

Galu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dauna, Dina, Dumardanr and Dumri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Galu

As per the Census of India 2011, Galu village had a population of 236. That makes it the 54th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Galu village has 115 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galu has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Galu is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galu covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galu falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Galu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galu.

Galu is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.