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About Galan Village

Galan is a mid sized village in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 867 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.25 hectares hectares.

Galan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 559.25 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 867
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Galan compares

By the 2011 count Galan is the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 559.25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Galan

The census records public bus service for Galan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galan from other places

Galan lies about 48 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalpur, about 2.8 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 Galan
Nearest railway station Harpalpur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nowgong 27 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Galan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galan village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Galan village has 867 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Galan covers 559.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galan falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galan is Harpalpur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galan.

Galan is about 48 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galan is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Harpalpur is about 2.8 km away. Nowgong is about 27 km away. Chhatarpur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naupariya (under 2 km), Barbai (2.0 km) and Ranipura (3.1 km).

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

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