About Galwa Village

Galwa is a mid sized village in Amet tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 587 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Rajsamand
Tehsil	Amet
Pincode	313327
Area (hectares)	585.94 hectares
Population	1,162
Male Population	587
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Galwa compares

By the 2011 count Galwa is the 20th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 630 residents. Its 585.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galwa from other places

Galwa lies about 20 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Lawa Sardargarh, about 8.7 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 Galwa
Nearest railway station	Lawa Sardargarh	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amet	18 km
District headquarters	Rajsamand	20 km
Nearest town	Rājsamand	20 km

Villages closest to Galwa

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

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Common questions about Galwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwa village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 20th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 630 residents.

Galwa village has 587 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwa has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Galwa is 313327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galwa covers 585.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galwa falls under Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Galwa is Lawa Sardargarh, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galwa.

Galwa is about 20 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galwa is in Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district. Lawa Sardargarh is about 8.7 km away. Amet is about 18 km away. Rajsamand is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.