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About Galtu Village

Galtu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galtu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galtu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galtu compares

By the 2011 count Galtu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Galtu

Galtu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galtu as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galtu from other places

Galtu lies about 29 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 Galtu
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Galtu

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 Galtu

As per the Census of India 2011, Galtu village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Galtu village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galtu has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Galtu is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galtu covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Galtu.

Galtu is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galtu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandoa (6.6 km), Bagain (7.3 km) and Newal (7.5 km).

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

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