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About Walake Village

Walake is a mid sized village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 382 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.17 hectares hectares.

Walake Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walake village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Murud
Area (hectares) 524.17 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 382
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walake compares

By the 2011 count Walake is the 24th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 524.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Walake

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

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 Walake

As per the Census of India 2011, Walake village had a population of 816. That makes it the 24th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Walake village has 382 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walake has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Walake covers 524.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walake falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Walake notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Walake.

Walake is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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