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About Valva Village

Valva is a mid sized village in Vaghodia tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 358 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391761, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Vaghodia
Pincode 391761
Area (hectares) 253.23 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 358
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valva compares

By the 2011 count Valva is the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents. Its 253.23 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Valva

Valva is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Valva as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Valva from other places

Valva lies about 13 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Ajwa, about 7.3 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 Valva
Tehsil headquarters Vaghodia 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Ajwa 7.3 km
District headquarters Vadodara 13 km

Villages closest to Valva

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

Common questions about Valva

As per the Census of India 2011, Valva village had a population of 700. That makes it the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents.

Valva village has 358 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valva has about 955 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 Valva is 391761. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valva covers 253.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valva falls under Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Valva is Ajwa, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Valva.

Valva is about 13 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valva is in Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district. Vaghodia is about 6.8 km away. Ajwa is about 7.3 km away. Vadodara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alva (under 2 km), Dattapura (2.6 km) and Vaghodia (6.8 km).

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

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