# Galag Village, Devadurga, Raichur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devadurga, Raichur 

# Galag

Galag is a village in Devadurga sub-district of Raichur district, Karnataka, PIN code **584116**. The 2011 Census counted **6,592 people in 1,093 households**, the 4th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 6,592people (2011)
- 1,093households
- 44.9%literacy
- 584116PIN code

## Galag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galag is 584116.** Galag falls in Devadurga sub-district, Raichur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code584116
- Gram panchayatGalag
- Community development blockDevadurga
- Census village code600584

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

## How far is Galag from nearby towns?

- Devadurga (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Raichur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Devadurga (nearest town)26 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 Galag?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Galag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devadurga
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Galag known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bajra and ground nut**. About 56% of the 3,979 hectares of village land is sown, and 416 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Galag

Of every 100 households in Galag in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Galag · ■ Devadurga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**87%

Tap water ****24%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**49%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Galag?

■ Galag · ■ Devadurga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**965

Working population ****50.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 33.3% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,045 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,539 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 265 (8%) · **■** Marginal 477 (14%)

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 Devadurga

- Jalhalli13,063 people
- Gabbur8,272 people
- Arkera7,091 people
- Kyadigera6,496 people
- Masarkal5,917 people
- Kelgin Irabgera5,765 people
- Benderganekal4,753 people

[All 188 villages in Devadurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/devadurga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galag?584116
- How far is Galag from Raichur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Galag?6,592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galag in?Raichur district (Devadurga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Galag?44.9% (Census 2011)