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About Valawan Village

Valawan is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 105 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valawan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 415715
Area (hectares) 1214 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 105
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valawan compares

By the 2011 count Valawan is the 72nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 1214 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Valawan

Valawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Valawan as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Taldev, Tapola, Tekavali and Uchat. 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 Valawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Valawan village had a population of 210. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Valawan village has 105 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valawan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Valawan is 415715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valawan covers 1214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Valawan falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Valawan notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Valawan.

Valawan is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara 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 Valawan today is likely to be higher.

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