# Galthar Village, Mahuva, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahuva, Bhavnagar 

# Galthar

Galthar is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364295**. The 2011 Census counted **4,137 people in 653 households**, the 24th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 4,137people (2011)
- 653households
- 63.2%literacy
- 364295PIN code

## Galthar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galthar is 364295.** Galthar falls in Mahuva sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364295
- Gram panchayatGalthar
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code516721

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

## How far is Galthar from nearby towns?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mahuva (nearest town)20 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 Galthar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Galthar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahuva
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahuva
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Galthar known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sesame and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 77% of the 1,163 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Galthar

Of every 100 households in Galthar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galthar · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**39%

Television ****21%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Galthar?

■ Galthar · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**941

Working population ****56.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 46.6% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 485 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,443 (62%)

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 Mahuva

- Umaniyavadar4,413 people
- Bildi4,367 people
- Khared4,250 people
- Tared4,151 people
- Malvav4,033 people
- Vadli3,880 people
- Ratol3,866 people
- Nana Khuntvada3,577 people

[All 131 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galthar?364295
- How far is Galthar from Bhavnagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Galthar?4,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galthar in?Bhavnagar district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Galthar?63.2% (Census 2011)
