About Galau Village

Galau is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,734, made up of 880 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galau village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Sonahatu
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	718.59 hectares
Population	1,734
Male Population	880
Female Population	854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galau compares

By the 2011 count Galau is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 718.59 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Galau

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

How far is Galau from other places

Galau lies about 43 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, 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 Galau
Tehsil headquarters	Sonahatu	3.9 km
Nearest town	Būndu	15 km
Nearest railway station	Torang	15 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	43 km

Villages closest to Galau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galau village had a population of 1,734. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Galau village has 880 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galau has about 970 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Galau is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galau covers 718.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galau falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Galau is Torang, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galau.

Galau is about 43 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galau is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 3.9 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Torang is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.