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About Galla Gaon Village

Galla Gaon is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 189 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galla Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galla Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 83.54 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 189
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galla Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Galla Gaon is the 64th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 83.54 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Galla Gaon

Galla Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galla Gaon 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 Galla Gaon from other places

Galla Gaon lies about 12 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 42 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 Galla Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 4.7 km
District headquarters Champawat 12 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 21 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 42 km

Villages closest to Galla Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat 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 Galla Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Galla Gaon village had a population of 381. That makes it the 64th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Galla Gaon village has 189 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galla Gaon has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Galla Gaon is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galla Gaon covers 83.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galla Gaon falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Galla Gaon is Tanakpur, about 42 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 Galla Gaon.

Galla Gaon is about 12 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galla Gaon is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 4.7 km away. Champawat is about 12 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakot (3.0 km), Khakora (3.1 km) and Abot Mount (4.4 km).

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

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