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About Galthar Village

Galthar is a large village in Mahuva tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,137, made up of 2,048 males and 2,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1163.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364295, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galthar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Mahuva
Pincode 364295
Area (hectares) 1163.19 hectares
Population 4,137
Male Population 2,048
Female Population 2,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galthar compares

By the 2011 count Galthar is the 24th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 1163.19 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Galthar

Galthar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galthar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dudhala No 2, Dudheri, Dundas and Dungarpar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Galthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Galthar village had a population of 4,137. That makes it the 24th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Galthar village has 2,048 males and 2,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galthar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Galthar is 364295. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galthar covers 1163.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galthar falls under Mahuva tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Galthar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Galthar.

Galthar is in Mahuva tehsil of Bhavnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Galthar today is likely to be higher.

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