About Galwade Village

Galwade is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 399 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Galwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwade village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Chopda
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	790
Male Population	399
Female Population	391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galwade compares

By the 2011 count Galwade is the 86th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Galwade

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

Galwade lies about 52 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 9.7 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 Galwade
Nearest railway station	Bhortex	9.7 km
Nearest town	Amalner	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chopda	25 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	52 km

Villages closest to Galwade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwade village had a population of 790. That makes it the 86th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Galwade village has 399 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwade has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Galwade covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galwade falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galwade is Bhortex, about 9.7 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 Galwade.

Galwade is about 52 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galwade is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhortex is about 9.7 km away. Amalner is about 11 km away. Chopda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.