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About Galal Pura Village

Galal Pura is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 294 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galal Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galal Pura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314030
Area (hectares) 105.66 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 294
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Galal Pura compares

By the 2011 count Galal Pura is the 183rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 105.66 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Galal Pura

Galal Pura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galal Pura 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 Galal Pura from other places

Galal Pura lies about 30 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bechhiwara, about 27 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 Galal Pura
Nearest railway station Bechhiwara 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 30 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 30 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 30 km

Villages closest to Galal Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simalwara 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 Galal Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Galal Pura village had a population of 571. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Galal Pura village has 294 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galal Pura has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Galal Pura is 314030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galal Pura covers 105.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galal Pura falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Galal Pura is Bechhiwara, about 27 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 Galal Pura.

Galal Pura is about 30 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galal Pura is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Bechhiwara is about 27 km away. Simalwara is about 30 km away. Dungarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpura (under 2 km), Rasta (under 2 km) and Leekhi Chhoti (2.0 km).

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

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