About Galgale Village

Galgale is a large village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,184, made up of 1,113 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.75 hectares hectares.

Galgale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galgale village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Kagal
Area (hectares)	609.75 hectares
Population	2,184
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galgale compares

By the 2011 count Galgale is the 44th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 609.75 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Galgale

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

Galgale lies about 33 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 33 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 Galgale
Nearest town	Nipāni	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kagal	19 km
Nearest railway station	Valivade	33 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	33 km

Villages closest to Galgale

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

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Common questions about Galgale

As per the Census of India 2011, Galgale village had a population of 2,184. That makes it the 44th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Galgale village has 1,113 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galgale has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Galgale covers 609.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galgale falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galgale is Valivade, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Galgale.

Galgale is about 33 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galgale is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 6.6 km away. Kagal is about 19 km away. Valivade is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.