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About Galagali Village

Galagali is one of the larger villages in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,380, made up of 4,115 males and 4,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1350.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galagali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galagali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587117
Area (hectares) 1350.73 hectares
Population 8,380
Male Population 4,115
Female Population 4,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galagali compares

By the 2011 count Galagali is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 1350.73 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Galagali

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

Galagali lies about 38 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 28 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 Galagali
Nearest town Jamkhandi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 21 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 28 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 38 km

Villages closest to Galagali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galagali village had a population of 8,380. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Galagali village has 4,115 males and 4,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galagali has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Galagali is 587117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galagali covers 1350.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galagali falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Galagali is Kajjidoni, about 28 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 Galagali.

Galagali is about 38 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galagali is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jamkhandi is about 18 km away. Bilgi is about 21 km away. Kajjidoni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rabkavi (3.2 km), Gulbal (4.5 km) and Amalzari (5.2 km).

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

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