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About Galua Village

Galua is a large village in Banapur tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,718, made up of 2,485 males and 2,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galua village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Banapur
Pincode 752031
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 4,718
Male Population 2,485
Female Population 2,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galua compares

By the 2011 count Galua is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 575 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Galua

Galua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galua 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dibyasinghapur, Dulanisasan, Dumudumi and Ekadalia. 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 Galua

As per the Census of India 2011, Galua village had a population of 4,718. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 575 residents.

Galua village has 2,485 males and 2,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galua has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Galua is 752031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galua covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Galua falls under Banapur tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The census record for Galua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galua.

Galua is in Banapur tehsil of Khordha 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 Galua today is likely to be higher.

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