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About Galaginakatti Village

Galaginakatti is a small village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 241 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galaginakatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galaginakatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581204
Area (hectares) 484.44 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 241
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galaginakatti compares

By the 2011 count Galaginakatti is the 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 484.44 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Galaginakatti

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

Galaginakatti lies about 37 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Hubballi, about 32 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 Galaginakatti
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 6.1 km
Nearest town Haliyal 30 km
Nearest railway station Hubballi 32 km
District headquarters Dharwad 37 km

Villages closest to Galaginakatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galaginakatti village had a population of 466. That makes it the 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Galaginakatti village has 241 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galaginakatti has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Galaginakatti is 581204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galaginakatti covers 484.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galaginakatti falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Galaginakatti is Hubballi, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Galaginakatti.

Galaginakatti is about 37 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galaginakatti is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalghatgi is about 6.1 km away. Haliyal is about 30 km away. Hubballi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanamapur (1.9 km), Devikoppa (2.4 km) and Singanahalli (2.5 km).

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

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