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About Galasia Village

Galasia is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 18 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galasia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 19.46 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 18
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galasia compares

By the 2011 count Galasia is the 356th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 19.46 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Galasia

Galasia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galasia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ektali, Enrekusum, Eryakusum and Gahami. 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.

Common questions about Galasia

As per the Census of India 2011, Galasia village had a population of 36. That makes it the 356th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Galasia village has 18 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galasia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Galasia is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galasia covers 19.46 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.

Galasia falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Galasia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galasia.

Galasia is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Galasia today is likely to be higher.

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