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About Galni Village

Galni is a mid sized village in Kheenvsar tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 503 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Kheenvsar
Pincode 341001
Area (hectares) 1217 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 503
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galni compares

By the 2011 count Galni is the 69th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 1217 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Galni

Galni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galni from other places

Galni lies about 32 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Alai, about 18 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 Galni
Nearest railway station Alai 18 km
Nearest town Basni 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kheenvsar 32 km
District headquarters Nagaur 32 km

Villages closest to Galni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galni village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 69th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Galni village has 503 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galni has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Galni is 341001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galni covers 1217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galni falls under Kheenvsar tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Galni is Alai, about 18 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 village for Galni.

Galni is about 32 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galni is in Kheenvsar tehsil of Nagaur district. Alai is about 18 km away. Basni is about 25 km away. Kheenvsar 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 Khadkali (4.2 km), Gudha Bhagwan Das (8.6 km) and Gudha Bhagwan Das Khurd (8.6 km).

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

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