# Valak Village, Kamrej, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Kamrej, Surat 

# Valak

Valak is a village in Kamrej sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **395006**. The 2011 Census counted **2,153 people in 450 households**, the 22nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 2,153people (2011)
- 450households
- 82.4%literacy
- 395006PIN code

## Valak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valak is 395006.** Valak falls in Kamrej sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code395006
- Gram panchayatValak
- Community development blockKamrej
- Census village code524117

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

## How far is Valak from nearby towns?

- Kamrej (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)13 km by road
- Surat (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 Valak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamrej
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Valak known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and paddy**. About 68% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Valak

Of every 100 households in Valak in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Valak · ■ Kamrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**26%

Tap water ****34%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**38%

Use banking services ****36%**

**48%

Television ****44%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**12%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****44%**

**76%

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 Valak?

■ Valak · ■ Kamrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**903

Working population ****36.7%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 235 (30%) · **■** Marginal 231 (29%)

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 Kamrej

- Velanja2,550 people
- Timba2,369 people
- Orna2,366 people
- Vihan2,289 people
- Jokha2,085 people
- Koli Bharthana1,989 people
- Dhoran Paradi1,939 people
- Bhada1,770 people

[All 68 villages in Kamrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/kamrej/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valak?395006
- How far is Valak from Surat?13 km by road
- What is the population of Valak?2,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valak in?Surat district (Kamrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Valak?82.4% (Census 2011)