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About Galthani Village

Galthani is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 77 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galthani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galthani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 77
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galthani compares

By the 2011 count Galthani is the 91st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Galthani

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

How far is Galthani from other places

Galthani lies about 10 km from Shimla. 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 Galthani
District headquarters Shimla 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 16 km

Villages closest to Galthani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 Galthani

As per the Census of India 2011, Galthani village had a population of 154. That makes it the 91st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Galthani village has 77 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galthani has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Galthani is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galthani covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galthani falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Galthani 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 <5 km distance for Galthani.

Galthani is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galthani is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 10 km away. Seoni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanahu (under 2 km), Jangal Thela (under 2 km) and Raumthal (under 2 km).

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

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