# Valavad Village, Sihor, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihor, Bhavnagar 

# Valavad

Valavad is a village in Sihor sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,678 people in 307 households**, the 28th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,678people (2011)
- 307households
- 70.4%literacy
- 364240PIN code

## Valavad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valavad is 364240.** Valavad falls in Sihor sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364240
- Gram panchayatValavad
- Community development blockSihor
- Census village code516369

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Valavad from nearby towns?

- Sihor (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Sihor (nearest town)3 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 Valavad?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Valavad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Valavad known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sesame and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 68% of the 682 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Valavad

Of every 100 households in Valavad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Valavad · ■ Sihor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**59%

Tap water ****82%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**84%

Use banking services ****24%**

**48%

Television ****44%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**15%

Own their home ****85%**

**91%

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 Valavad?

■ Valavad · ■ Sihor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**849

Working population ****43.6%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 57.7% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (39%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%)

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 Sihor

- Pipaliya1,953 people
- Zariya1,921 people
- Gadhula1,730 people
- Nana Surka1,683 people
- Dhrupka1,675 people
- Khambha1,660 people
- Karkoliya1,654 people
- Bordi1,637 people

[All 79 villages in Sihor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/sihor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valavad?364240
- How far is Valavad from Bhavnagar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Valavad?1,678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valavad in?Bhavnagar district (Sihor sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Valavad?70.4% (Census 2011)