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About Galdev Village

Galdev is a small village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 77 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.27 hectares hectares.

Galdev Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galdev village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 227.27 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 77
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galdev compares

By the 2011 count Galdev is the 132nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 227.27 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Galdev

Galdev is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galdev as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Divdev, Divdevwadi, Duduskarwadi and Dund. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Galdev

As per the Census of India 2011, Galdev village had a population of 164. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Galdev village has 77 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galdev has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1121.

Galdev covers 227.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galdev falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Galdev notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Galdev.

Galdev is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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