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About Waina Village

Waina is a large village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,085, made up of 1,613 males and 1,472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares.

Waina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waina village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 3,085
Male Population 1,613
Female Population 1,472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Waina compares

By the 2011 count Waina is the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Waina

Waina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waina as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waina from other places

Waina lies about 11 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about 9.8 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 Waina
Nearest railway station Karona 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 11 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 11 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 11 km

Villages closest to Waina

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

Common questions about Waina

As per the Census of India 2011, Waina village had a population of 3,085. That makes it the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Waina village has 1,613 males and 1,472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waina has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Waina covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waina falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Waina is Karona, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Waina.

Waina is about 11 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waina is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Karona is about 9.8 km away. Modanganj is about 11 km away. Jehanabad is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamapur (under 2 km), Karhara (2.1 km) and Gandhar (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Waina today is likely to be higher.

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