# Galkuva Village, Songadh, Tapi (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Songadh, Tapi 

# Galkuva

Galkuva is a village in Songadh sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394365**. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 372 households**, the 36th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 1,725people (2011)
- 372households
- 73.5%literacy
- 394365PIN code

## Galkuva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galkuva is 394365.** Galkuva falls in Songadh sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394365
- Gram panchayatGalkuva
- Community development blockSongadh
- Census village code524627

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

## How far is Galkuva from nearby towns?

- Songadh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vyara (district HQ)15 km by road
- Vyara (nearest town)15 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 Galkuva?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Songadh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Songadh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vyara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Galkuva known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sorghum and pigeon pea**. About 95% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Galkuva

Of every 100 households in Galkuva in 2011, 86 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galkuva · ■ Songadh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**77%

Tap water ****16%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****32%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Galkuva?

■ Galkuva · ■ Songadh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1349**

**977

Working population ****58.3%**

**60.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 387 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (7%) · **■** Marginal 311 (31%)

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 Songadh

- Khanjar1,833 people
- Nishana1,803 people
- Gopalpura1,787 people
- Chikhli Bhensrot1,749 people
- Vagda1,632 people
- Ghoda1,603 people
- Chakalia1,538 people
- Kharsi1,520 people

[All 175 villages in Songadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/songadh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galkuva?394365
- How far is Galkuva from Vyara?15 km by road
- What is the population of Galkuva?1,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galkuva in?Tapi district (Songadh sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Galkuva?73.5% (Census 2011)