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About Galamgaon Village

Galamgaon is a small village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 96 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.09 hectares hectares.

Galamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galamgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Area (hectares) 213.09 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 96
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Galamgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 213.09 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Galamgaon

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

Galamgaon lies about 48 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 21 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 Galamgaon
Tehsil headquarters Manora 4.5 km
Nearest town Digras 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 21 km
District headquarters Washim 48 km

Villages closest to Galamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galamgaon village had a population of 200. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Galamgaon village has 96 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galamgaon has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Galamgaon covers 213.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galamgaon falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galamgaon is Bhandegaon, about 21 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 Galamgaon.

Galamgaon is about 48 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galamgaon is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 4.5 km away. Digras is about 17 km away. Bhandegaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vitholi (1.8 km), Deurwadi (1.9 km) and Mahuli (2.3 km).

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

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