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About Wari Village

Wari is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,995, made up of 1,010 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.85 hectares hectares.

Wari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 624.85 hectares
Population 1,995
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wari compares

By the 2011 count Wari is the 31st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 624.85 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Wari

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

Wari lies about 58 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 17 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 Wari
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 17 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 33 km
District headquarters Balaghat 58 km

Villages closest to Wari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wari village had a population of 1,995. That makes it the 31st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Wari village has 1,010 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wari has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Wari covers 624.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wari falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wari is Salekasa, about 17 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 Wari.

Wari is about 58 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wari is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.5 km away. Salekasa is about 17 km away. Dongargarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karadi (2.1 km), Bomhanwada (2.7 km) and Biranpur (3.5 km).

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

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