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About Galgaon Village

Galgaon is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 644 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.48 hectares hectares.

Galgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 301.48 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 644
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galgaon compares

By the 2011 count Galgaon is the 72nd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 301.48 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Galgaon

Galgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galgaon as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galgaon from other places

Galgaon lies about 54 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Omkareshwar Road, about 8.0 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 Galgaon
Nearest railway station Omkareshwar Road 8.0 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 11 km
District headquarters Khargone 54 km

Villages closest to Galgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galgaon village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Galgaon village has 644 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galgaon has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Galgaon covers 301.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galgaon falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galgaon is Omkareshwar Road, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galgaon.

Galgaon is about 54 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galgaon is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Omkareshwar Road is about 8.0 km away. Sanāwad is about 8.0 km away. Barwaha is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanwarda (under 2 km), Agar Gaon (2.1 km) and Khujrat Kheda (2.5 km).

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

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