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About Valkas Village

Valkas is a small village in Kalyan tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 232 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valkas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valkas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Kalyan
Pincode 421301
Area (hectares) 142.33 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 232
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valkas compares

By the 2011 count Valkas is the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents. Its 142.33 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Valkas

Valkas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Valkas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valkas from other places

Valkas lies about 10 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Bhivandi Road, about 1.6 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 Valkas
Nearest railway station Bhivandi Road 1.6 km
Nearest town Bhiwandi 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyan 10 km
District headquarters Thane 10 km

Villages closest to Valkas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valkas village had a population of 437. That makes it the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents.

Valkas village has 232 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valkas has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Valkas is 421301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valkas covers 142.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valkas falls under Kalyan tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Valkas is Bhivandi Road, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Valkas.

Valkas is about 10 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valkas is in Kalyan tehsil of Thane district. Bhivandi Road is about 1.6 km away. Bhiwandi is about 5.3 km away. Kalyan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guravali (under 2 km), Manivali (under 2 km) and Vadavali Bk (under 2 km).

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

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