About Galhuta Village

Galhuta is one of the larger villages in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,372, made up of 3,674 males and 3,698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1839 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galhuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galhuta village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	1839 hectares
Population	7,372
Male Population	3,674
Female Population	3,698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galhuta compares

By the 2011 count Galhuta is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 1839 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Galhuta

Galhuta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galhuta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Galhuta from other places

Galhuta lies about 24 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 69 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 Galhuta
Tehsil headquarters	Mendhar	7.6 km
District headquarters	Punch	24 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	24 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	69 km

Villages closest to Galhuta

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

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Common questions about Galhuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Galhuta village had a population of 7,372. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Galhuta village has 3,674 males and 3,698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galhuta has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Galhuta is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galhuta covers 1839 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galhuta falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Galhuta is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 69 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Galhuta.

Galhuta is about 24 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galhuta is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 7.6 km away. Punch is about 24 km away. Pūnch is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.