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About Valtoha Village

Valtoha is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 565 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valtoha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valtoha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 565
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valtoha compares

By the 2011 count Valtoha is the 71st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Valtoha

Valtoha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valtoha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valtoha from other places

Valtoha lies about 28 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallanwala Khas, about 7.9 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 Valtoha
Nearest railway station Mallanwala Khas 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 28 km

Villages closest to Valtoha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valtoha village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 71st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Valtoha village has 565 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valtoha has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Valtoha is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valtoha covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valtoha falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Valtoha is Mallanwala Khas, about 7.9 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 village for Valtoha.

Valtoha is about 28 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valtoha is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Mallanwala Khas is about 7.9 km away. Zira is about 11 km away. Firozpur 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 Lohke Khurd (under 2 km), Alipur (1.6 km) and Mihan Singhwala (2.1 km).

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

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