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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Galu Khurd

Galu Khurd is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 24 households**, the 260th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 118people (2011)
- 24households
- 85.4%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Galu Khurd PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025176

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

## How far is Galu Khurd 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 Khurd?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Galu Kalan
- ○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 Khurd known for?

The main crops are **apple and maize**. About 25% of the 41 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 Khurd

Of every 100 households in Galu Khurd in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Galu Khurd · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**47%

Tap water ****88%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**51%

Use banking services ****54%**

**75%

Television ****71%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Khurd?

■ Galu Khurd · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**908

Working population ****60.2%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 76.9% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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

- Sainj120 people
- Kalna119 people
- Kun119 people
- Runkuli Digar119 people
- Jai118 people
- Sanhana118 people
- Maya116 people
- Raina115 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galu Khurd?171209
- How far is Galu Khurd from Shimla?22 km by road
- What is the population of Galu Khurd?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galu Khurd in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galu Khurd?85.4% (Census 2011)