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About Galbal Village

Galbal is a mid sized village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 546 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.65 hectares hectares.

Galbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galbal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 192.65 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 546
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galbal compares

By the 2011 count Galbal is the 34th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 192.65 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Galbal

Galbal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galbal as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galbal from other places

Galbal lies about 21 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Jaitwar, about 2.4 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 Galbal
Nearest railway station Jaitwar 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 11 km
District headquarters Satna 21 km

Villages closest to Galbal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galbal village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 34th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Galbal village has 546 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galbal has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Galbal covers 192.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galbal falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galbal is Jaitwar, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galbal.

Galbal is about 21 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galbal is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Jaitwar is about 2.4 km away. Birsinghpur is about 11 km away. Satna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsdiya (under 2 km), Telani (1.6 km) and Lakhaha (1.8 km).

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

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