About Valukad Village

Valukad is one of the larger villages in Ghogha tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,881, made up of 3,503 males and 3,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2155.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valukad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valukad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Tehsil	Ghogha
Pincode	364060
Area (hectares)	2155.7 hectares
Population	6,881
Male Population	3,503
Female Population	3,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Valukad compares

By the 2011 count Valukad is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,930 residents. Its 2155.7 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Valukad

Valukad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valukad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valukad from other places

Valukad lies about 11 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Vartej, about 9.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Valukad
Nearest railway station	Vartej	9.9 km
District headquarters	Bhavnagar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghogha	18 km

Villages closest to Valukad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghogha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Valukad

As per the Census of India 2011, Valukad village had a population of 6,881. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,930 residents.

Valukad village has 3,503 males and 3,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valukad has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Valukad is 364060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valukad covers 2155.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valukad falls under Ghogha tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Valukad is Vartej, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Valukad.

Valukad is about 11 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valukad is in Ghogha tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Vartej is about 9.9 km away. Bhavnagar is about 11 km away. Ghogha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.