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About Wanjarkhada Village

Wanjarkhada is a large village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,284, made up of 1,653 males and 1,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1287.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wanjarkhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wanjarkhada village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585416
Area (hectares) 1287.42 hectares
Population 3,284
Male Population 1,653
Female Population 1,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wanjarkhada compares

By the 2011 count Wanjarkhada is the 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1287.42 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Wanjarkhada

Wanjarkhada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wanjarkhada 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 Wanjarkhada from other places

Wanjarkhada lies about 62 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 27 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 Wanjarkhada
Nearest town Basavakalyan 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 27 km
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 27 km
District headquarters Bidar 62 km

Villages closest to Wanjarkhada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wanjarkhada village had a population of 3,284. That makes it the 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Wanjarkhada village has 1,653 males and 1,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wanjarkhada has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Wanjarkhada is 585416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wanjarkhada covers 1287.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wanjarkhada falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Wanjarkhada is Kalagapura, about 27 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 Wanjarkhada.

Wanjarkhada is about 62 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wanjarkhada is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 21 km away. Bhalki is about 27 km away. Kalagapura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamkhandi (3.0 km), Kongli (3.5 km) and Srimali (6.7 km).

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

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