About Wajhar Village

Wajhar is a large village in Niwali tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,763, made up of 1,921 males and 1,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.31 hectares hectares.

Wajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wajhar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Barwani
Tehsil	Niwali
Area (hectares)	834.31 hectares
Population	3,763
Male Population	1,921
Female Population	1,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Wajhar compares

By the 2011 count Wajhar is the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 834.31 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 996.

Getting to Wajhar

Wajhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Wajhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wajhar from other places

Wajhar lies about 28 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 42 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 Wajhar
Tehsil headquarters	Niwali	28 km
District headquarters	Barwani	28 km
Nearest town	Barwāni	28 km
Nearest railway station	Hathi gate station	42 km

Villages closest to Wajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wajhar village had a population of 3,763. That makes it the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Wajhar village has 1,921 males and 1,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wajhar has about 959 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 996.

Wajhar covers 834.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wajhar falls under Niwali tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wajhar is Hathi gate station, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wajhar.

Wajhar is about 28 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wajhar is in Niwali tehsil of Barwani district. Niwali is about 28 km away. Barwani is about 28 km away. Barwāni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.