About Galani Village

Galani is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 530 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galani village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Dhari
Pincode	263157
Area (hectares)	325.79 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	530
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galani compares

By the 2011 count Galani is the 19th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 325.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Galani

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

Galani lies about 127 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Galani
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	14 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhari	26 km
District headquarters	Nainital	127 km

Villages closest to Galani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galani village had a population of 982. That makes it the 19th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Galani village has 530 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galani has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Galani is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galani covers 325.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galani falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Galani is Rishikesh, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galani.

Galani is about 127 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galani is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Rishīkesh is about 14 km away. Rishikesh is about 15 km away. Dhari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.