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About Galwa Village

Galwa is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 781 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 311805
Area (hectares) 867 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 781
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galwa compares

By the 2011 count Galwa is the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 867 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Galwa

Galwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galwa as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhool Khera, Diyas, Doolehpura and Fatehpura. 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 Galwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwa village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Galwa village has 781 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwa has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Galwa is 311805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galwa covers 867 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galwa falls under Raipur tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

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

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

Galwa is in Raipur tehsil of Bhilwara 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 Galwa today is likely to be higher.

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