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About Gali Village

Gali is a small village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 161 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 476.07 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 161
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gali compares

By the 2011 count Gali is the 75th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 476.07 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Gali

Gali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gali from other places

Gali lies about 17 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 6.8 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
Nearest railway station Bes 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 11 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 17 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 17 km

Villages closest to Gali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkagaon 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 317. That makes it the 75th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Gali village has 161 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gali has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Gali is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gali covers 476.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gali falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gali is Bes, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gali.

Gali is about 17 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gali is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 6.8 km away. Barkagaon is about 11 km away. Hazaribagh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondalpura (2.0 km), Rudi (2.0 km) and Balodar (2.3 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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