About Galib Village

Galib is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 428 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galib Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galib village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143103
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	811
Male Population	428
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galib compares

By the 2011 count Galib is the 184th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Galib

Galib is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galib as Available within 10+ 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 Galib from other places

Galib lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 13 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 Galib
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	8.6 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Hardorawal	13 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	34 km

Villages closest to Galib

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

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Common questions about Galib

As per the Census of India 2011, Galib village had a population of 811. That makes it the 184th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Galib village has 428 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galib has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Galib is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galib covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galib falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Galib is Hardorawal, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galib.

Galib is about 34 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galib is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 8.6 km away. Ajnāla is about 8.6 km away. Hardorawal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.