# Valam Village, Visnagar, Mahesana (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/visnagar/valam/ Village · Visnagar, Mahesana # Valam Valam is a village in Visnagar sub-district of Mahesana district, Gujarat, PIN code **384310**. The 2011 Census counted **7,716 people in 1,771 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 7,716people (2011) - 1,771households - 91.3%literacy - 384310PIN code ## Valam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valam is 384310.** Valam falls in Visnagar sub-district, Mahesana district, Gujarat. - PIN code384310 - Gram panchayatValam - Community development blockVisnagar - Census village code509295 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valam from nearby towns? - Visnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Mahesana (district HQ)20 km by road - Visnagar (nearest town)8 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 Valam? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Valam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Visnagar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Valam known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and castor**. About 69% of the 2,358 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,503 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 Valam Of every 100 households in Valam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Valam · ■ Visnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****61%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **47% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **53% Use banking services ****72%** **65% Television ****49%** **54% Mobile phone ****53%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **21% Own their home ****89%** **92% 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 Valam? ■ Valam · ■ Visnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **838 Working population ****35.0%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 87.1% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 674 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,219 (45%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 679 (25%) · **■** Marginal 107 (4%) 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 Visnagar - Gothva11,213 people - Kansa9,984 people - Bhandu8,228 people - Umta8,119 people - Denap6,637 people - Kada6,427 people - Tarabh6,312 people - Gunja6,223 people [All 59 villages in Visnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/visnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valam?384310 - How far is Valam from Mahesana?20 km by road - What is the population of Valam?7,716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valam in?Mahesana district (Visnagar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Valam?91.3% (Census 2011)