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About Valwade Village

Valwade is a large village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,291 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1595 hectares hectares.

Valwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valwade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 1595 hectares
Population 2,551
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valwade compares

By the 2011 count Valwade is the 51st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1595 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Valwade

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

Valwade lies about 110 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Pimpar Khed, about 10 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 Valwade
Nearest railway station Pimpar Khed 10 km
Nearest town Nāndgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 28 km
District headquarters Nashik 110 km

Villages closest to Valwade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valwade village had a population of 2,551. That makes it the 51st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Valwade village has 1,291 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valwade has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Valwade covers 1595 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Valwade falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Valwade is Pimpar Khed, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Valwade.

Valwade is about 110 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valwade is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Pimpar Khed is about 10 km away. Nāndgaon is about 14 km away. Malegaon is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwade (under 2 km), Galne (8.5 km) and Lakhani (9.9 km).

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

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