About Wajjal Village

Wajjal is a large village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,024, made up of 2,031 males and 1,993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1738.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wajjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wajjal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shorapur
Pincode	585215
Area (hectares)	1738.79 hectares
Population	4,024
Male Population	2,031
Female Population	1,993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wajjal compares

By the 2011 count Wajjal is the 10th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1738.79 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Wajjal

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

Wajjal lies about 71 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 66 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 Wajjal
Tehsil headquarters	Shorapur	23 km
Nearest town	Shorāpur	23 km
Nearest railway station	Thangundi	66 km
District headquarters	Yadgir	71 km

Villages closest to Wajjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wajjal village had a population of 4,024. That makes it the 10th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Wajjal village has 2,031 males and 1,993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wajjal has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Wajjal is 585215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wajjal covers 1738.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wajjal falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Wajjal is Thangundi, about 66 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 Wajjal.

Wajjal is about 71 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wajjal is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 23 km away. Shorāpur is about 23 km away. Thangundi is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.