About Valkhede Village

Valkhede is a large village in Sindkhede tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,237, made up of 1,656 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1623.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valkhede village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Sindkhede
Pincode	424309
Area (hectares)	1623.63 hectares
Population	3,237
Male Population	1,656
Female Population	1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valkhede compares

By the 2011 count Valkhede is the 15th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1623.63 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Valkhede

Valkhede is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valkhede as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Valkhede from other places

Valkhede lies about 15 km from Sindkhede, and the nearest railway station is Dhule, about 14 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 Valkhede
Nearest town	Walwadi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Dhule	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sindkhede	15 km

Villages closest to Valkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valkhede village had a population of 3,237. That makes it the 15th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Valkhede village has 1,656 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valkhede has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Valkhede is 424309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valkhede covers 1623.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Valkhede falls under Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Valkhede is Dhule, about 14 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 village for Valkhede.

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

Valkhede is in Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district. Walwadi is about 13 km away. Dhule is about 14 km away. Sindkhede is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.