# Galu Kalan Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Galu Kalan

Galu Kalan is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 52 households**, the 121st largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 243people (2011)
- 52households
- 93.2%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Galu Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galu Kalan is 171209.** Galu Kalan falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025177

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

## How far is Galu Kalan from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)22 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)12 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 Galu Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kufri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 covered wells
- 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 Galu Kalan known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and apple**. About 18% of the 129 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 Galu Kalan

Of every 100 households in Galu Kalan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Galu Kalan · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**51%

Use banking services ****60%**

**75%

Television ****67%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****77%**

**88%

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 Galu Kalan?

■ Galu Kalan · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**908

Working population ****65.8%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 88.5% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (12%) · **■** Other work 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Theog

- Jadeog247 people
- Bal Ghar246 people
- Jais244 people
- Chakhna243 people
- Gulu242 people
- Bagoti239 people
- Deothi238 people
- Kashna238 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galu Kalan?171209
- How far is Galu Kalan from Shimla?22 km by road
- What is the population of Galu Kalan?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galu Kalan in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galu Kalan?93.2% (Census 2011)