Valod

Coordinates: 21°02′N 73°14′E / 21.04°N 73.24°E / 21.04; 73.24

Valod (Gujarati: વાલોડ) is a small town situated midway between Bardoli and Vyara, in Tapi district in India. Valod is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Surat. National Highway 53 passes 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Valod. The famous Valmiki river passes through Valod and changes its name to Purna at the next town down.

Valod is known from Valmiki the great writer of Ramayana and other religious books known to the Persians. The town itself became more famous for the agriculture college based at Vedchi Vidhyapith. Most people are from other backgrounds mostly Brahmins, Jain and Muslims and of other mixed communities. It has a women's factory most popular for its Papad production Mahila Gruh Udyog Lijjat Papad^[1] and the livelihood depends on the earnings of the hard work done by women of Valod which was started in the 60s by Kiku Shah. Valod has 10 to 15 streets Most common in is bazaar st zaveri st bhramin at pichhli faliya kasba faliya and noorani faliya kazi faliya vohar wad later faliya police line paar faliya and now added to town are eedgah faliya sundarnagar muradnagar tayyaba park maria park royal park teen rasta charr Rasta amol park and still expanding on vedcchi rd buhari rd kanjhod rd bajipura rd and bardoli rd

Climate

Valod has a tropical savanna climate, moderated strongly winds by the Arabian Sea. The summer begins in early March and lasts till June. April and May are the hottest months, the average maximum temperature being 40 °C (104 °F). Monsoon begins in late June and the town receives about 1,000 millimetres (39 in) of rain by the end of September, with the average maximum being 32 °C (90 °F) during those months. October and November see the retreat of the monsoon and a return of high temperatures till late November. Winter starts in December and ends in late February, with average temperatures of around 23 °C (73 °F), and little rain.

Very often heavy monsoon rain brings floods in the valmiki basin area. In last two decades, the town has witnessed major floods every four years, the worst being the flood in the month of August perhaps the costliest in the town's history.

Agriculture

Half of the town depends on agriculture such as; sugar cane, tomatoes, and aubergine. And in fruits are mangoes Agriculture products are sold on Monday's during the market day. The stall keepers from various places sell anything from needles to agriculture products. And the most bread earned is by lijjat Pappad ruby pappad

Education

Valod has an IT college and science college on Bardoli Road. Along with the colleges, Valod has two high schools and one Gujarati school. Most household members have graduate level degrees. With girls continuing to receive higher education, a rising number of the population are becoming doctors, and the number of engineering degrees are increasing.

Notable citizens

Suresh Joshi, a renowned Gujarati writer was born in Valod.

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