About Walidad Village

Walidad is one of the larger villages in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,549, made up of 3,353 males and 3,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares.

Walidad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walidad village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Kaler
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	6,549
Male Population	3,353
Female Population	3,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Walidad compares

By the 2011 count Walidad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Walidad

Walidad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Walidad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Walidad from other places

Walidad lies about 9.9 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Walidad
District headquarters	Arwal	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaler	12 km
Nearest railway station	Charpokhari Halt	23 km

Villages closest to Walidad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaler tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Walidad

As per the Census of India 2011, Walidad village had a population of 6,549. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Walidad village has 3,353 males and 3,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walidad has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Walidad covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Walidad falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Walidad is Charpokhari Halt, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Walidad.

Walidad is about 9.9 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walidad is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Arwal is about 9.9 km away. Kaler is about 12 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.