# Valakh Village, Mawal, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mawal, Pune 

# Valakh

Valakh is a village in Mawal sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 80 households**, the 137th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 462people (2011)
- 80households
- 78.9%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Valakh PIN code and other codes

Valakh falls in Mawal sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMawal
- Census village code555958

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

## How far is Valakh from nearby towns?

- Vadgaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Pune (district HQ)67 km by road
- Lonavala (nearest town)14 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 Valakh?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Valakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamsheth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lonavala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lonavala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Valakh known for?

About 86% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Valakh

Of every 100 households in Valakh in 2011, 86 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Valakh · ■ Mawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**42%

Tap water ****58%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

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

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**46%

Use banking services ****81%**

**71%

Television ****62%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**39%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**77%

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 Valakh?

■ Valakh · ■ Mawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**932

Working population ****61.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Mawal

- Mundhavare517 people
- Inglun506 people
- Lohagad475 people
- Adavi470 people
- Budhavadi457 people
- Nanoli N.m.454 people
- Prabhachiwadi447 people
- Pale Nane Mawal442 people

[All 187 villages in Mawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/mawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Valakh from Pune?67 km by road
- What is the population of Valakh?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valakh in?Pune district (Mawal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Valakh?78.9% (Census 2011)