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About Galotha Bk Village

Galotha Bk is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 138 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galotha Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galotha Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Pincode 425415
Area (hectares) 131.69 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 138
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galotha Bk compares

By the 2011 count Galotha Bk is the 170th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 131.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Galotha Bk

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

Galotha Bk lies about 32 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 28 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 Galotha Bk
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa under 2 km
Nearest town Taloda 21 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 28 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 32 km

Villages closest to Galotha Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akkalkuwa 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 Galotha Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Galotha Bk village had a population of 289. That makes it the 170th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Galotha Bk village has 138 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galotha Bk has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Galotha Bk is 425415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galotha Bk covers 131.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galotha Bk falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galotha Bk is Dhekvad, about 28 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 Galotha Bk.

Galotha Bk is about 32 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galotha Bk is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about under 2 km away. Taloda is about 21 km away. Dhekvad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galotha Kh (under 2 km), Akkalkuwa (under 2 km) and Kuwa (under 2 km).

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

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