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About Valan Village

Valan is one of the larger villages in Karjan tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,182, made up of 5,232 males and 4,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2339.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 392310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Karjan
Pincode 392310
Area (hectares) 2339.05 hectares
Population 10,182
Male Population 5,232
Female Population 4,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Valan compares

By the 2011 count Valan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 2339.05 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Valan

Valan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Valan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Somaj, Surwada, Umaj and Urad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Valan

As per the Census of India 2011, Valan village had a population of 10,182. 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 1,475 residents.

Valan village has 5,232 males and 4,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Valan is 392310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valan covers 2339.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valan falls under Karjan tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The census record for Valan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Valan.

Valan is in Karjan tehsil of Vadodara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Valan today is likely to be higher.

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