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About Galthani Village

Galthani is a mid sized village in Sumerpur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,820, made up of 917 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galthani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galthani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sumerpur
Pincode 306902
Area (hectares) 565 hectares
Population 1,820
Male Population 917
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Galthani compares

By the 2011 count Galthani is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents. Its 565 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Galthani

Galthani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Galthani 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galthani from other places

Galthani lies about 75 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, about 2.5 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 Galthani
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sumerpur 5.7 km
District headquarters Pali 75 km

Villages closest to Galthani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galthani village had a population of 1,820. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents.

Galthani village has 917 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galthani has about 985 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 1031.

The pincode recorded for Galthani is 306902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galthani covers 565 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galthani falls under Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Galthani is Jawai Bandh, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Galthani.

Galthani is about 75 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galthani is in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district. Jawai Bandh is about 2.5 km away. Sumerpur is about 5.7 km away. Pali is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpura (under 2 km), Ramnagar (1.8 km) and Koliwara (3.4 km).

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

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