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About Galusahi Village

Galusahi is a mid sized village in Raruan tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 273 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galusahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galusahi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Raruan
Pincode 757035
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 273
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galusahi compares

By the 2011 count Galusahi is the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Galusahi

Galusahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galusahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Galusahi from other places

Galusahi lies about 93 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 32 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 Galusahi
Tehsil headquarters Raruan 3.6 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 26 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 32 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 93 km

Villages closest to Galusahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galusahi village had a population of 501. That makes it the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Galusahi village has 273 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galusahi has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Galusahi is 757035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galusahi covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galusahi falls under Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Galusahi is Māluka, about 32 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galusahi.

Galusahi is about 93 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galusahi is in Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Raruan is about 3.6 km away. Karanjiā is about 26 km away. Māluka is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baunsapur (under 2 km), Baidyanath (1.9 km) and Khiching (2.2 km).

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

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