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About Wada Village

Wada is a small village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 80 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wada village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581121
Area (hectares) 408.41 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 80
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wada compares

By the 2011 count Wada is the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 408.41 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Wada

Wada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wada as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wada from other places

Wada lies about 78 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Londa Junction, about 10 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 Wada
Nearest railway station Londa Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 11 km
Nearest town Dandeli 19 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 78 km

Villages closest to Wada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wada village had a population of 152. That makes it the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Wada village has 80 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wada has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Wada is 581121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wada covers 408.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wada falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Wada is Londa Junction, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wada.

Wada is about 78 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wada is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Londa Junction is about 10 km away. Supa is about 11 km away. Dandeli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasarle (1.5 km), Asu (1.9 km) and Varande (2.2 km).

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

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