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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAWNA BANS MAHLI
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- LGD code
- 373960
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 1,734
- Households
- 446
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,014
Census 2011 · in context
How Galau compares
By population, Galau ranks #13 of 64 villages in Sonahatu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Galau54.4%
Sonahatu mandal56.3%
Ranchi district65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−4 vs mandal average
Galau970
Sonahatu mandal974
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Galau3.9
Sonahatu mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Galau at a glance
Galau is a village of 1,734 people in 446 households (Census 2011) in Sonahatu block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 13th-largest of 64 villages in Sonahatu block. Literacy is 54%, 2 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373960. The sarpanch is SAWNA BANS MAHLI, and the village votes in Ichagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sabita Mahato. The population is estimated at 2,044 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Galau
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BUNDU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GALAU
- Total area (ha)
- 718.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.57
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Galau
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Key facts — Galau
- LGD code
- 373960
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,734
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,044
- Households
- 446
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ichagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sabita Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAWNA BANS MAHLI
- Block / Mandal
- Sonahatu
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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