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About Galihara Village

Galihara is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 412 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.6 hectares hectares.

Galihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galihara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 388.6 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 412
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galihara compares

By the 2011 count Galihara is the 80th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 388.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Galihara

Galihara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galihara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Galihara from other places

Galihara lies about 30 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 26 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 Galihara
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 26 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 30 km

Villages closest to Galihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galihara village had a population of 836. That makes it the 80th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Galihara village has 412 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galihara has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Galihara covers 388.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galihara falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galihara is Chowmahala, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galihara.

Galihara is about 30 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galihara is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 4.1 km away. Chowmahala is about 26 km away. Mandsaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramakhedi (under 2 km), Dharakhedi (under 2 km) and Patlasi Chhoti (2.0 km).

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

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