About Galtia Village

Galtia is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 624 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galtia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galtia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731214
Area (hectares)	143.13 hectares
Population	1,206
Male Population	624
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galtia compares

By the 2011 count Galtia is the 55th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 143.13 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Galtia

Galtia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galtia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhansaha, Dharampur, Dhulpur and Dumrui. 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.

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Common questions about Galtia

As per the Census of India 2011, Galtia village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 55th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Galtia village has 624 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galtia has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Galtia is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galtia covers 143.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galtia falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

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

Galtia is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum 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.