About Galatga Village

Galatga is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,817, made up of 5,004 males and 4,813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galatga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galatga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591219
Area (hectares)	1036.76 hectares
Population	9,817
Male Population	5,004
Female Population	4,813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galatga compares

By the 2011 count Galatga is the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 1036.76 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Galatga

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

Galatga lies about 71 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Rukadi, about 29 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 Galatga
Nearest town	Sadalgi	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Rukadi	29 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	71 km

Villages closest to Galatga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galatga village had a population of 9,817. That makes it the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Galatga village has 5,004 males and 4,813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galatga has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Galatga is 591219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galatga covers 1036.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galatga falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Galatga is Rukadi, about 29 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 Galatga.

Galatga is about 71 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galatga is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Sadalgi is about 9.9 km away. Chikodi is about 14 km away. Rukadi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.