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About Galdhar Village

Galdhar is a mid sized village in Kushalgarh tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 511 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galdhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Kushalgarh
Pincode 327801
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 511
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galdhar compares

By the 2011 count Galdhar is the 133rd largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 926 residents. Its 447 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 990.

Getting to Galdhar

Galdhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galdhar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galdhar from other places

Galdhar lies about 36 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Panch Piplia, about 26 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 Galdhar
Tehsil headquarters Kushalgarh 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Panch Piplia 26 km
District headquarters Banswara 36 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 36 km

Villages closest to Galdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galdhar village had a population of 981. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 926 residents.

Galdhar village has 511 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galdhar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Galdhar is 327801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galdhar covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galdhar falls under Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Galdhar is Panch Piplia, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galdhar.

Galdhar is about 36 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galdhar is in Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district. Kushalgarh is about 7.9 km away. Panch Piplia is about 26 km away. Banswara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadera (under 2 km), Kalakhet (1.9 km) and Udaigarh Kalakhet (1.9 km).

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

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