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About Galwati Village

Galwati is a small village in Satgawan tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 110 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galwati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Satgawan
Pincode 805132
Area (hectares) 779 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 110
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,218
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galwati compares

By the 2011 count Galwati is the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 669 residents. Its 779 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Galwati

Galwati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galwati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Galwati from other places

Galwati lies about 108 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 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 Galwati
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Satgawan 24 km
District headquarters Kodarma 108 km

Villages closest to Galwati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwati village had a population of 244. That makes it the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 669 residents.

Galwati village has 110 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwati has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Galwati is 805132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galwati covers 779 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galwati falls under Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Galwati is Jakhim, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galwati.

Galwati is about 108 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galwati is in Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Jakhim is about 21 km away. Satgawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matukdih (under 2 km), Patro (under 2 km) and Rajghati (under 2 km).

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

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