Galib Kalan | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 30.8372°N 75.3902°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ludhiana |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Jagraon |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 239 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 6825[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Sex ratio 3579/3246 ♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code Type: | Telephone |
Registration Plate: | PB- 10 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
Galib Kalan is a village in Jagraon in Ludhiana district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Moga, from Nakodar, from district headquarter Ludhiana and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
, The village has a total number of 1316 houses and the population of 6825 of which 3579 are males while 3246 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of the village is 7311%, lower than the state average of 80.36%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 759 which is 11.12% of total population of the village, and child sex ratio is approximately 568 lower than the state average of 846.
Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 44.84% of total population in the village. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.
As per census 2011, 2,060 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of the village which includes 1913 males and 147 females. According to census survey report 2011, 97.57% workers describe their work as main work and 2.43% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[2]
Nanaksar railway station is the nearest train station. The village is away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and away from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is located in Amritsar.