# Galwada Village, Palanpur, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/palanpur/galwada/

Village · Palanpur, Banas Kantha 

# Galwada

Galwada is a village in Palanpur sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,146 people in 420 households**, the 46th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,146people (2011)
- 420households
- 80.0%literacy
- 385001PIN code

## Galwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galwada is 385001.** Galwada falls in Palanpur sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385001
- Gram panchayatGadalwada
- Community development blockPalanpur
- Census village code508198

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Galwada from nearby towns?

- Palanpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)10 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Galwada?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Galwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palanpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Galwada known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and rapeseed**. About 86% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Galwada

Of every 100 households in Galwada in 2011, 91 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Galwada · ■ Palanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**60%

Tap water ****97%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**72%

Use banking services ****76%**

**68%

Television ****40%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Galwada?

■ Galwada · ■ Palanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**872

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (34%) · **■** Other work 260 (34%) · **■** Marginal 133 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palanpur

- Ratanpur2,283 people
- Vasna2,278 people
- Kushakal2,249 people
- Karjoda2,223 people
- Semodra2,134 people
- Bhavisana2,126 people
- Hoda2,098 people
- Vadhana2,018 people

[All 116 villages in Palanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/palanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galwada?385001
- How far is Galwada from Palanpur?10 km by road
- What is the population of Galwada?2,146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galwada in?Banas Kantha district (Palanpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Galwada?80.0% (Census 2011)
