# Valkas Village, Kalyan, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalyan, Thane 

# Valkas

Valkas is a village in Kalyan sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421301**. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 94 households**, the 74th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 437people (2011)
- 94households
- 70.9%literacy
- 421301PIN code

## Valkas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valkas is 421301.** Valkas falls in Kalyan sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421301
- Community development blockKalyan
- Census village code552919

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

## How far is Valkas from nearby towns?

- Kalyan (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)84 km by road
- Kalyan-Dombivli (nearest town)33 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 Valkas?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Valkas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Washind
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Washind
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Valkas known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Valkas

Of every 100 households in Valkas in 2011, 94 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Valkas · ■ Kalyan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**16%

Tap water ****78%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**20%

Use banking services ****86%**

**70%

Television ****47%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****22%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**62%

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 Valkas?

■ Valkas · ■ Kalyan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**860

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**917

Working population ****45.3%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 61.5% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (9%) · **■** Other work 77 (39%) · **■** Marginal 18 (9%)

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 Kalyan

- Ozarli499 people
- Pitambare Nagar465 people
- Kelni464 people
- Antarli461 people
- Navgaon431 people
- Mos358 people
- Revati324 people
- Ambivali Tarf Chon313 people

[All 86 villages in Kalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/kalyan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valkas?421301
- How far is Valkas from Thane?84 km by road
- What is the population of Valkas?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valkas in?Thane district (Kalyan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Valkas?70.9% (Census 2011)