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About Galakhedi Village

Galakhedi is a small village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 199 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galakhedi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389240
Area (hectares) 33.86 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 199
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Galakhedi is the 124th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 33.86 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Galakhedi

Galakhedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galakhedi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galakhedi from other places

Galakhedi lies about 41 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 34 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Galakhedi
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 8.5 km
Nearest town Jhālod 20 km
Nearest railway station Limkheda 34 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 41 km

Villages closest to Galakhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Santrampur tehsil.

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 Galakhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Galakhedi village had a population of 378. That makes it the 124th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Galakhedi village has 199 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galakhedi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Galakhedi is 389240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galakhedi covers 33.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galakhedi falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Galakhedi is Limkheda, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galakhedi.

Galakhedi is about 41 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galakhedi is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 8.5 km away. Jhālod is about 20 km away. Limkheda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayaniya (under 2 km), Bhotva (under 2 km) and Mota Ambela (under 2 km).

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

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