# Galkatwa Village, Bhinga, Shrawasti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bhinga, Shrawasti 

# Galkatwa

Galkatwa is a village in Bhinga sub-district of Shrawasti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 136 households**, the 253rd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.8%.

- 628people (2011)
- 136households
- 70.6%literacy
- 1,107females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Galkatwa

Of every 100 households in Galkatwa in 2011, 57 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Galkatwa · ■ Bhinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**87%

Tap water ****39%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**68%

Television ****44%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

Own their home ****49%**

**99%

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 Galkatwa?

■ Galkatwa · ■ Bhinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**42.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**935

Working population ****29.6%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 73.6% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 108 (58%) · **■** Marginal 20 (11%)

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 Bhinga

- Chaube Purwa640 people
- Siswa634 people
- Manka Chowk631 people
- Bankatwa Tendwa629 people
- Indawa621 people
- Bhaisahi618 people
- Tenduwa614 people
- Sonpur604 people

[All 310 villages in Bhinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galkatwa?628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galkatwa in?Shrawasti district (Bhinga sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galkatwa?70.6% (Census 2011)