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About Galwati Village

Galwati is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 832 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galwati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwati village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 1,650
Male Population 832
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galwati compares

By the 2011 count Galwati is the 31st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 450 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, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Galwati

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

Galwati lies about 33 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 6.4 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 Galwati
Nearest railway station Kakrala 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 10 km
Nearest town Nābha 10 km
District headquarters Patiala 33 km

Villages closest to Galwati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwati village had a population of 1,650. That makes it the 31st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Galwati village has 832 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwati has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Galwati is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galwati covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galwati falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Galwati is Kakrala, about 6.4 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 village for Galwati.

Galwati is about 33 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galwati is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kakrala is about 6.4 km away. Nabha is about 10 km away. Nābha is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harigarh (under 2 km), Sukhewal (2.0 km) and Dhanauri (2.1 km).

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

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