About Galagar Village

Galagar is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 143 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galagar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Dharchula
Pincode	262546
Area (hectares)	160.28 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	143
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galagar compares

By the 2011 count Galagar is the 47th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 160.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Galagar

Galagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Galagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Galagar from other places

Galagar lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 87 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 Galagar
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	29 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharchula	32 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	87 km

Villages closest to Galagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galagar village had a population of 281. That makes it the 47th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Galagar village has 143 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galagar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Galagar is 262546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galagar covers 160.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galagar falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Galagar is Tanakpur, about 87 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 10+ km distance for Galagar.

Galagar is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galagar is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Dharchula is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.