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About Galel Village

Galel is a small village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 185 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.59 hectares hectares.

Galel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Area (hectares) 257.59 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 185
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galel compares

By the 2011 count Galel is the 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 257.59 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Galel

Galel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galel as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Devsu, Dhakore, Dingne and Dongarpal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Galel

As per the Census of India 2011, Galel village had a population of 359. That makes it the 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Galel village has 185 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galel has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Galel covers 257.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galel falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Galel.

Galel is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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