Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Galel Galel is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 359 people in 88 households, the 74th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 359 people (2011) - 88 households - 88.3% literacy - 941 females per 1,000 males ## Galel PIN code and other codes Galel falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Sawantwadi - Census village code 566913 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Galel from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ) 53 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Galel? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Galel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banda - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Galel known for? The main crops are rice, coconut and coconut. About 20% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Galel Of every 100 households in Galel in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Galel · ■ Sawantwadi rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 84% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 9% 21% - Tap water 74% 30% - Drinking water within premises 74% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 83% - Use banking services 99% 60% - Television 80% 50% - Mobile phone 98% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 28% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 2% 26% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Galel? ■ Galel · ■ Sawantwadi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.3% 84.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 927 - Working population 30.9% 41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 82.7% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 85 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (9%) · ■ Household industry 6 (5%) · ■ Other work 6 (5%) · ■ Marginal 4 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sawantwadi - Konas 487 people - Padve Majgaon 451 people - Gele 450 people - Kondure 360 people - Dongarpal 315 people - Savarjuva 285 people - Gharap 283 people - Danoli 263 people All 82 villages in Sawantwadi ## Quick answers - How far is Galel from Oras Bk.? 53 km by road - What is the population of Galel? 359 (Census 2011) - Which district is Galel in? Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Galel? 88.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/galel/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.