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About Galan Kh Village

Galan Kh is a mid sized village in Pachora tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 461 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galan Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galan Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Pachora
Pincode 424201
Area (hectares) 782.57 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 461
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galan Kh compares

By the 2011 count Galan Kh is the 84th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 782.57 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Galan Kh

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

Galan Kh lies about 55 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Galan, about 1.5 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 Galan Kh
Nearest railway station Galan 1.5 km
Nearest town Bhadgaon 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachora 12 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 55 km

Villages closest to Galan Kh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachora 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 Galan Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Galan Kh village had a population of 895. That makes it the 84th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Galan Kh village has 461 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galan Kh has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Galan Kh is 424201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galan Kh covers 782.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galan Kh falls under Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galan Kh is Galan, about 1.5 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 Galan Kh.

Galan Kh is about 55 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galan Kh is in Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district. Galan is about 1.5 km away. Bhadgaon is about 9.0 km away. Pachora is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galan Bk (under 2 km), Hanumanwadi (under 2 km) and Nachankhede (3.7 km).

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

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