Village · Amalner, Jalgaon
# Galwade Bk.

Galwade Bk. is a village in Amalner sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,269 people in 266 households, the 49th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.
- 1,269 people (2011)
- 266 households
- 70.8% literacy
- 970 females per 1,000 males

## Galwade Bk. PIN code and other codes

Galwade Bk. falls in Amalner sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Amalner
- Census village code 527495

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Galwade Bk. from nearby towns?
- Amalner (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Jalgaon (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Amalner (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Galwade Bk.?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Galwade Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Amalner
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Amalner
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Amalner
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Galwade Bk. known for?

About 81% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 535 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Galwade Bk.

Of every 100 households in Galwade Bk. in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Galwade Bk. · ■ Amalner rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 78%
- Toilet within the home 22% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 37% 70%
- Tap water 0% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 55%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 74%
- Use banking services 45% 53%
- Television 55% 41%
- Mobile phone 54% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 38%
- Own their home 96% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Galwade Bk.?

■ Galwade Bk. · ■ Amalner rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.8% 75.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 856
- Working population 41.5% 52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 61.3% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 276 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 196 (37%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 51 (10%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Amalner
- Gadkhamb 1,329 people
- Bhilali 1,304 people
- Kurhe Kh. 1,284 people
- Nandgaon 1,280 people
- Kalali 1,255 people
- Pingalwade 1,255 people
- Khaushi Bk. 1,252 people
- Govardhan 1,230 people

All 154 villages in Amalner

## Quick answers
- How far is Galwade Bk. from Jalgaon? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Galwade Bk.? 1,269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galwade Bk. in? Jalgaon district (Amalner sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Galwade Bk.? 70.8% (Census 2011)

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