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About Galkatwa Village

Galkatwa is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 298 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galkatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galkatwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 173.96 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 298
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galkatwa compares

By the 2011 count Galkatwa is the 248th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 173.96 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Galkatwa

Galkatwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galkatwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Galkatwa from other places

Galkatwa lies about 23 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, 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 Galkatwa
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 22 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 22 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 23 km

Villages closest to Galkatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galkatwa village had a population of 628. That makes it the 248th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Galkatwa village has 298 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galkatwa has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Galkatwa is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galkatwa covers 173.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galkatwa falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galkatwa is Kauwapur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Galkatwa.

Galkatwa is about 23 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galkatwa is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 22 km away. Kauwapur is about 22 km away. Shrawasti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairihva (2.3 km), Ahlad Nagar (4.1 km) and Hari Dih (4.2 km).

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

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