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About Gallatola Village

Gallatola is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 269 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gallatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gallatola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 267.49 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 269
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gallatola compares

By the 2011 count Gallatola is the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 267.49 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gallatola

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

Gallatola lies about 40 km from Gondiya. 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 Gallatola
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 6.6 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 27 km
District headquarters Gondiya 40 km

Villages closest to Gallatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gallatola village had a population of 554. That makes it the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Gallatola village has 269 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gallatola has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gallatola is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gallatola covers 267.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gallatola falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gallatola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gallatola.

Gallatola is about 40 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gallatola is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 6.6 km away. Dongargarh is about 27 km away. Gondiya is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipariya (under 2 km), Ramatola (2.2 km) and Pandhari (3.5 km).

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

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