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About Wanksambar Village

Wanksambar is a large village in Yadgir tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,558, made up of 1,264 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1517.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wanksambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wanksambar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Yadgir
Pincode 585315
Area (hectares) 1517.02 hectares
Population 2,558
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wanksambar compares

By the 2011 count Wanksambar is the 35th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 1517.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Wanksambar

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

How far is Wanksambar from other places

Wanksambar lies about 31 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Saidapur, about 14 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 Wanksambar
Nearest railway station Saidapur 14 km
Nearest town Nārāyanpet 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Yadgir 31 km

Villages closest to Wanksambar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wanksambar village had a population of 2,558. That makes it the 35th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Wanksambar village has 1,264 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wanksambar has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Wanksambar is 585315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wanksambar covers 1517.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wanksambar falls under Yadgir tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Wanksambar is Saidapur, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Wanksambar.

Wanksambar is about 31 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wanksambar is in Yadgir tehsil of Yadgir district. Saidapur is about 14 km away. Nārāyanpet is about 20 km away. Yadgir is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambar (2.9 km), Wadwat (3.1 km) and Turkandoddi (3.3 km).

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

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