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About Galne Village

Galne is a large village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,636, made up of 1,442 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3304.41 hectares hectares.

Galne Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galne village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 3304.41 hectares
Population 2,636
Male Population 1,442
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galne compares

By the 2011 count Galne is the 49th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 3304.41 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Galne

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

Galne lies about 117 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Rohini, about 12 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 Galne
Nearest railway station Rohini 12 km
Nearest town Nāndgaon 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 29 km
District headquarters Nashik 117 km

Villages closest to Galne

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galne village had a population of 2,636. That makes it the 49th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Galne village has 1,442 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galne has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Galne covers 3304.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galne falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galne is Rohini, about 12 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 Galne.

Galne is about 117 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galne is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Rohini is about 12 km away. Nāndgaon is about 23 km away. Malegaon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalewadi (4.6 km), Kalwadi (4.6 km) and Nardane (7.7 km).

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

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