About Wakna Village

Wakna is a mid sized village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 631 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173234
Area (hectares)	349.06 hectares
Population	1,216
Male Population	631
Female Population	585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wakna compares

By the 2011 count Wakna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 349.06 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Wakna

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

How far is Wakna from other places

Wakna lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 2.5 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 Wakna
Nearest railway station	Kathleeghat	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	5.3 km
District headquarters	Solan	12 km

Villages closest to Wakna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakna village had a population of 1,216. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Wakna village has 631 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakna has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Wakna is 173234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakna covers 349.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakna falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wakna is Kathleeghat, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Wakna.

Wakna is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakna is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 2.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 5.3 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.