# Galian Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Galian

Galian is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174031**. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 43 households**, the 154th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 175people (2011)
- 43households
- 88.1%literacy
- 174031PIN code

## Galian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galian is 174031.** Galian falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174031
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019333

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Galian from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Galian?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Galian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ser
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhandut
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Galian known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 64% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Galian

Of every 100 households in Galian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galian · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****76%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Galian?

■ Galian · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**909

Working population ****61.1%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 81.5% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (26%) · **■** Other work 19 (18%) · **■** Marginal 60 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanduta

- Paploa191 people
- Silh181 people
- Ladhera179 people
- Pakhar177 people
- Durghat174 people
- Laihad172 people
- Bhadol171 people
- Kohna171 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galian?174031
- How far is Galian from Bilaspur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Galian?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galian in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galian?88.1% (Census 2011)