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About Galowal Village

Galowal is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 251 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 251
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galowal compares

By the 2011 count Galowal is the 291st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Galowal

Galowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Galowal from other places

Galowal lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 17 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 Galowal
Nearest railway station Qadian 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 28 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Galowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galowal village had a population of 479. That makes it the 291st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Galowal village has 251 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galowal has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Galowal is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galowal covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galowal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Galowal is Qadian, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Galowal.

Galowal is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galowal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 17 km away. Batala is about 28 km away. Gurdaspur 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 Nahra (under 2 km), Machrai (under 2 km) and Braham (1.9 km).

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

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