About Galsi Village

Galsi is one of the larger villages in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,700, made up of 5,394 males and 5,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 878.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galsi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Galsi II
Pincode	713406
Area (hectares)	878.08 hectares
Population	10,700
Male Population	5,394
Female Population	5,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Galsi compares

By the 2011 count Galsi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 878.08 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Galsi

Galsi 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 Galsi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galsi from other places

Galsi lies about 19 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Galsi, about 2.4 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 Galsi
Nearest railway station	Galsi	2.4 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galsi II	19 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	19 km

Villages closest to Galsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galsi village had a population of 10,700. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Galsi village has 5,394 males and 5,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galsi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Galsi is 713406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galsi covers 878.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galsi falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Galsi is Galsi, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Galsi.

Galsi is about 19 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galsi is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Galsi is about 2.4 km away. Guskhara is about 18 km away. Galsi II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.