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About Valka Village

Valka is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 346 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618.11 hectares hectares.

Valka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 618.11 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 346
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valka compares

By the 2011 count Valka is the 91st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 618.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Valka

Valka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Valka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Valka from other places

Valka lies about 29 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 36 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 Valka
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 9.8 km
District headquarters Khargone 29 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 36 km

Villages closest to Valka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valka village had a population of 703. That makes it the 91st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Valka village has 346 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valka has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Valka covers 618.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Valka falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Valka is Sirran, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Valka.

Valka is about 29 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valka is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 9.8 km away. Khargone is about 29 km away. Sirran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singar Chaudi (under 2 km), Nimkhedi (2.6 km) and Pokharabad (2.7 km).

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

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