About Galyakhet Village

Galyakhet is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 172 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galyakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galyakhet village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Pratapnagar
Pincode	249165
Area (hectares)	35.53 hectares
Population	377
Male Population	172
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,192
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galyakhet compares

By the 2011 count Galyakhet is the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 35.53 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Galyakhet

Galyakhet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galyakhet as Available within 5 - 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 Galyakhet from other places

Galyakhet lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 51 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 Galyakhet
Tehsil headquarters	Pratapnagar	9.3 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	14 km
Nearest town	Tehri	14 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	51 km

Villages closest to Galyakhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galyakhet village had a population of 377. That makes it the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Galyakhet village has 172 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galyakhet has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Galyakhet is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galyakhet covers 35.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galyakhet falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Galyakhet is Rishikesh, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Galyakhet.

Galyakhet is about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galyakhet is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 9.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Tehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.