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About Galotha Kh Village

Galotha Kh is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 285 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galotha Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galotha Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Pincode 425415
Area (hectares) 255.3 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 285
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galotha Kh compares

By the 2011 count Galotha Kh is the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 255.3 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Galotha Kh

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

Galotha Kh 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 Kh
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 Kh

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 Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Galotha Kh village had a population of 555. That makes it the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Galotha Kh village has 285 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galotha Kh has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Galotha Kh covers 255.3 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 Kh falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galotha Kh 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 Kh.

Galotha Kh 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 Kh 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 Bk (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 Kh today is likely to be higher.

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