About Galmakhari Village

Galmakhari is a small village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 17 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,647 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galmakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galmakhari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Matigara
Pincode	734010
Area (hectares)	63.13 hectares
Population	45
Male Population	17
Female Population	28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,647
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Galmakhari compares

By the 2011 count Galmakhari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 63.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Galmakhari

Galmakhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galmakhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Dumriguri Chhat, Duramarir Chhat, Foutsingher Chhat and Fulbari Chhat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Galmakhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Galmakhari village had a population of 45. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Galmakhari village has 17 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galmakhari has about 1647 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Galmakhari is 734010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galmakhari covers 63.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galmakhari falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Galmakhari notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galmakhari.

Galmakhari is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.