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About Galada Village

Galada is a mid sized village in Telkoi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 294 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Telkoi
Pincode 758076
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 294
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galada compares

By the 2011 count Galada is the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Galada

Galada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Galada from other places

Galada lies about 48 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Chilikidara, about 18 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 Galada
Nearest railway station Chilikidara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Telkoi 31 km
Nearest town Bhuban 40 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 48 km

Villages closest to Galada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galada village had a population of 582. That makes it the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Galada village has 294 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galada has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Galada is 758076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galada covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galada falls under Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Galada is Chilikidara, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galada.

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

Galada is in Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Chilikidara is about 18 km away. Telkoi is about 31 km away. Bhuban is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katenipasi (4.6 km), Bangurupal (4.7 km) and Rekuti (4.9 km).

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

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