About Valam Village

Valam is one of the larger villages in Visnagar tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,716, made up of 3,954 males and 3,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2357.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valam village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Mahesana
Tehsil	Visnagar
Pincode	384310
Area (hectares)	2357.66 hectares
Population	7,716
Male Population	3,954
Female Population	3,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valam compares

By the 2011 count Valam is the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents. Its 2357.66 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 935.

Getting to Valam

Valam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valam from other places

Valam lies about 15 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Pudgam Ganeshpura, about 5.1 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 Valam
Nearest railway station	Pudgam Ganeshpura	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Visnagar	9.8 km
District headquarters	Mahesana	15 km

Villages closest to Valam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Visnagar 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 Valam

As per the Census of India 2011, Valam village had a population of 7,716. That makes it the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents.

Valam village has 3,954 males and 3,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valam has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Valam is 384310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valam covers 2357.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valam falls under Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Valam is Pudgam Ganeshpura, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Valam.

Valam is about 15 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valam is in Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district. Pudgam Ganeshpura is about 5.1 km away. Visnagar is about 9.8 km away. Mahesana is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.