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Valan

Rahuri mandal
Pincode 413705
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Valan observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Temples near Valan

  • Vishnu Mandir · 4.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Rahuri mandal

The principal temple recorded for Rahuri mandal is Sant Savta Maharaj Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Valan itself.

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
558240
Pincode
413705
Post office
Rahuri
Population
3,420
Households
652
Literacy rate
71.1%
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,670
Distance to district centre
83 km
Distance to mandal centre
66 km
Distance to Mumbai
202 km
Distance to Hyderabad
455 km
Nearest railway station
Taklimiya · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Gursal Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Valan compares

By population, Valan ranks #21 of 96 villages in Rahuri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.1%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Valan
71.1%
Rahuri mandal
68.8%
Ahmednagar district
69.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−12 vs mandal average
Valan
922
Rahuri mandal
934
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Valan
5.2
Rahuri mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Valan at a glance

Valan is a village of 3,420 people in 652 households (Census 2011) in Rahuri taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, the 21st-largest of 96 villages in Rahuri taluka. Literacy is 71%, 2 points above the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Ahmednagar district centre, 18 km from Vambori, the nearest town, 8 km from Taklimiya railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413705, served by Rahuri post office; the LGD village code is 558240. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gursal Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Paithan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhumre Vilas Sandipanrao. The population is estimated at 4,032 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Valan

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Valan · this village3,42071%
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Valan

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
2
Middle school
3
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
Rahuri
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
912
Irrigated area (ha)
269
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Valan

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Valan

LGD code
558240
Pincode
413705
Post office
Rahuri
Population (Census 2011)
3,420
Population (projected 2026)
4,032
Households
652
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
922
Literacy rate
71.1%
Coordinates
19.44971°N, 74.75738°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Jalna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Paithan
Member of Parliament
Kalyan Kale
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhumre Vilas Sandipanrao
Block / Mandal
Rahuri
Getting there

How to reach Valan

Mandal centre
Rahuri · ≈ 66 km
≈ 2 h 15 min by car · 2 h 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ahmednagar · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 50 min by car · 3 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 19,213 people
Vambori · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai202 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad455 km
  • Bengaluru781 km
  • Chennai920 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTaklimiya8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGursal Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankMaharashtra Bank10 km
  • Petrol pumpChampalal Chengediya petro station10 km
  • CollegeM.E.S College of B. Pharmacy8 km
  • Police stationLoni Police Station33 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Valan

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Valan

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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