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- LGD code
- 514545
- Pincode
- 362020
- Post office
- Bhesan
- Population
- 3,354
- Households
- 623
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Sex ratio
- 973 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,420
Census 2011 · in context
How Galath compares
By population, Galath ranks #5 of 46 villages in Bhesan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.8%
+1.5% vs mandal average
- Galath
- 68.8%
- Bhesan mandal
- 67.3%
- Junagadh district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
+15 vs mandal average
- Galath
- 973
- Bhesan mandal
- 958
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Galath
- 5.4
- Bhesan mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Galath at a glance
Galath is a village of 3,354 people in 623 households (Census 2011) in Bhesan taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, the 5th-largest of 46 villages in Bhesan taluka. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 362020, served by Bhesan post office; the LGD village code is 514545. The village votes in Botad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai. The population is estimated at 3,954 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Galath
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JETPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GALATH
- Total area (ha)
- 2,097.32
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 740.21
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Galath
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Galath
- LGD code
- 514545
- Pincode
- 362020
- Post office
- Bhesan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,354
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,954
- Households
- 623
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 973
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Botad
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Bhesan
- Nearest railway station
- Alampur (8.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 362020
Other villages in Bhesan mandal
View all 45+ →- Bhesan
- Ranpur
- Chuda
- Chhodvadi
- Khambhaliya
- Chanaka
- Parab Vavdi
- Hadmatiya Vishal
- Mendpara
- Kharachiya
- Morwada
- Dholwa
- Barwala
- Hadmatiya Khajuri
- Bamangadh
- Hadmatiya Khakhra
- Sankrola
- Rafaliya
- Juni Dhari Gundali
- Sardarpar
- Kariya
- Bhatgam
- Pipaliya Tadka
- Vandarvad
- Umrali
- Navi Dhari Gundali
- Gorviyali
- Mandva
- Samatpara
- Damrala
- Malida
- Patla
- Paswala
- Gorakhpur
- Sukhpur
- Mota Gujariya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)