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About Galwadhi Village

Galwadhi is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 407 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galwadhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwadhi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 407
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Galwadhi compares

By the 2011 count Galwadhi is the 53rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Galwadhi

The census records public bus service for Galwadhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galwadhi from other places

Galwadhi lies about 44 km from Ludhiana. 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 Galwadhi
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 2.9 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 44 km

Villages closest to Galwadhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwadhi village had a population of 778. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Galwadhi village has 407 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwadhi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Galwadhi is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galwadhi covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galwadhi falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Galwadhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Galwadhi is about 44 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galwadhi is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Khanna is about 2.9 km away. Ludhiana is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatra (2.6 km), Rattanheri (3.3 km) and Alaur (3.4 km).

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

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