About Galriha Village

Galriha is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 6 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.33 hectares hectares.

Galriha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galriha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	19.33 hectares
Population	8
Male Population	6
Female Population	2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	333
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Galriha compares

By the 2011 count Galriha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 19.33 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Galriha

Galriha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Galriha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galriha from other places

Galriha lies about 51 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, about 15 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 Galriha
Nearest town	Bānsi	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ahirauli	15 km
District headquarters	Basti	51 km

Villages closest to Galriha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galriha village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Galriha village has 6 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galriha has about 333 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Galriha covers 19.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galriha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galriha is Ahirauli, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Galriha.

Galriha is about 51 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galriha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 2.8 km away. Harraiya is about 9.4 km away. Ahirauli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.