# Galan Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Galan

Galan is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,640 people in 353 households**, the 21st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,640people (2011)
- 353households
- 62.5%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Galan PIN code and other codes

Galan falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457682

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

## How far is Galan from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Harpalpur (nearest town)3 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 Galan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Galan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Harpalpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Harpalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Galan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pea and wheat**. About 75% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Galan

Of every 100 households in Galan in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galan · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**53%

Television ****2%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Galan?

■ Galan · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**890

Working population ****41.3%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 48.9% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (11%) · **■** Marginal 140 (21%)

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 Nowgong

- Joran1,814 people
- Singrawan Kalan1,727 people
- Bhadesar1,690 people
- Nayagaon1,659 people
- Karatha1,612 people
- Bhadarra1,543 people
- Manpura1,529 people
- Singrawan Khurd1,433 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Galan from Chhatarpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Galan?1,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galan in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galan?62.5% (Census 2011)