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About Girale Village

Girale is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 489 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401401
Area (hectares) 380.55 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 489
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girale compares

By the 2011 count Girale is the 125th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 380.55 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Girale

Girale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girale 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. The nearest villages by name are Embur Airambi, Ganje, Gargaon and Ghatim. 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 Girale

As per the Census of India 2011, Girale village had a population of 950. That makes it the 125th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Girale village has 489 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girale has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Girale is 401401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girale covers 380.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girale falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Girale notes the nearest railway station 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 Girale.

Girale is in Palghar tehsil of Thane 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 Girale today is likely to be higher.

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