About Galaga Village

Galaga is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 589 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galaga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Gubbi
Pincode	572219
Area (hectares)	455.19 hectares
Population	1,179
Male Population	589
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galaga compares

By the 2011 count Galaga is the 47th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 455.19 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Galaga

Galaga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galaga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Galaga from other places

Galaga lies about 19 km from Tumkur. 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 Galaga
Tehsil headquarters	Gubbi	11 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	19 km
Nearest town	Tumkūr	19 km

Villages closest to Galaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galaga village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 47th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Galaga village has 589 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galaga has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Galaga is 572219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galaga covers 455.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galaga falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Galaga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Galaga is about 19 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galaga is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Gubbi is about 11 km away. Tumkur is about 19 km away. Tumkūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.