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About Galwani Village

Galwani is a mid sized village in Kushalgarh tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 298 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Kushalgarh
Pincode 327801
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 298
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galwani compares

By the 2011 count Galwani is the 237th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 926 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Galwani

Galwani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galwani as Available within 5 - 10 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 Galwani from other places

Galwani lies about 48 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Thandla Road, about 22 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 Galwani
Tehsil headquarters Kushalgarh 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Thandla Road 22 km
Nearest town Jhālod 31 km
District headquarters Banswara 48 km

Villages closest to Galwani

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 Galwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwani village had a population of 614. That makes it the 237th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 926 residents.

Galwani village has 298 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwani has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Galwani covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galwani falls under Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Galwani is Thandla Road, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galwani.

Galwani is about 48 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galwani is in Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district. Kushalgarh is about 9.5 km away. Thandla Road is about 22 km away. Jhālod is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanwarkot (under 2 km), Koya Jhoos (under 2 km) and Padla Barkiya (2.7 km).

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

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