About Galib Kalan Village

Galib Kalan is one of the larger villages in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,825, made up of 3,579 males and 3,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galib Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galib Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142036
Area (hectares)	2165 hectares
Population	6,825
Male Population	3,579
Female Population	3,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galib Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Galib Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 2165 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 919.

Getting to Galib Kalan

Galib Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galib Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galib Kalan from other places

Galib Kalan lies about 44 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Nanaksar, about 4.2 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station	Nanaksar	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	9.0 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	44 km

Villages closest to Galib Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galib Kalan village had a population of 6,825. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Galib Kalan village has 3,579 males and 3,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galib Kalan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Galib Kalan is 142036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galib Kalan covers 2165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galib Kalan falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Galib Kalan is Nanaksar, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galib Kalan.

Galib Kalan is about 44 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galib Kalan is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Nanaksar is about 4.2 km away. Jagraon is about 9.0 km away. Ludhiana is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.