# Valukad Village, Palitana, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/valukad/ Village · Palitana, Bhavnagar # Valukad Valukad is a village in Palitana sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364270**. The 2011 Census counted **4,196 people in 842 households**, the 5th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 4,196people (2011) - 842households - 71.5%literacy - 364270PIN code ## Valukad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valukad is 364270.** Valukad falls in Palitana sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364270 - Gram panchayatValukad - Community development blockPalitana - Census village code516480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valukad from nearby towns? - Palitana (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)65 km by road - Palitana (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Valukad? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Valukad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palitana - ○Degree college10+ km · Palitana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palitana - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Valukad known for? The main crops are **cotton, sesame and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 82% of the 1,576 hectares of village land is sown, and 298 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Valukad Of every 100 households in Valukad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Valukad · ■ Palitana rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****45%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **70% Tap water ****96%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **81% Use banking services ****59%** **45% Television ****55%** **45% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **15% Own their home ****90%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Valukad? ■ Valukad · ■ Palitana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **927 Working population ****44.7%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 613 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 419 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 790 (42%) · **■** Marginal 49 (3%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Palitana - Gheti7,260 people - Nani Rajasthali5,505 people - Thadach4,661 people - Nondhanvadar4,515 people - Mokhadaka3,565 people - Adapar3,353 people - Moti Rajasthali3,341 people - Moti Paniyali3,267 people [All 93 villages in Palitana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valukad?364270 - How far is Valukad from Bhavnagar?65 km by road - What is the population of Valukad?4,196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valukad in?Bhavnagar district (Palitana sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Valukad?71.5% (Census 2011)