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About Galangi Village

Galangi is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 710 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.5 hectares hectares.

Galangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galangi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 438.5 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 710
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galangi compares

By the 2011 count Galangi is the 62nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 438.5 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Galangi

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

Galangi lies about 53 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 23 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 Galangi
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhortex 23 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Galangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galangi village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Galangi village has 710 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galangi has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Galangi covers 438.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galangi falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galangi is Bhortex, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Galangi.

Galangi is about 53 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galangi is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 17 km away. Bhortex is about 23 km away. Jalgaon is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawale (1.6 km), Dhanore Pr Chopda (1.9 km) and Ganpur (2.8 km).

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

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