About Galia Village

Galia is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 522 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733209
Area (hectares)	111.69 hectares
Population	1,018
Male Population	522
Female Population	496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Galia compares

By the 2011 count Galia is the 108th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 111.69 hectares work out to about 9.1 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 938.

Getting to Galia

Galia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Galia 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 Galia from other places

Galia lies about 7.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 5.8 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 Galia
Nearest railway station	Kanki	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	7.3 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	7.3 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	16 km

Villages closest to Galia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galia village had a population of 1,018. That makes it the 108th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Galia village has 522 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galia has about 950 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 938.

The pincode recorded for Galia is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galia covers 111.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galia falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Galia is Kanki, about 5.8 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 Galia.

Galia is about 7.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galia is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 5.8 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 7.3 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.