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About Wangra Village

Wangra is a large village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,074, made up of 1,051 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649.51 hectares hectares.

Wangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wangra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 649.51 hectares
Population 2,074
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wangra compares

By the 2011 count Wangra is the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 649.51 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 1000.

Getting to Wangra

Wangra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Wangra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Wangra from other places

Wangra lies about 46 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Vikhran Road, about 41 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 Wangra
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 10 km
Nearest town Sendhwa 32 km
Nearest railway station Vikhran Road 41 km
District headquarters Barwani 46 km

Villages closest to Wangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wangra village had a population of 2,074. That makes it the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Wangra village has 1,051 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wangra has about 973 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 1000.

Wangra covers 649.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wangra falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wangra is Vikhran Road, about 41 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wangra.

Wangra is about 46 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wangra is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 10 km away. Sendhwa is about 32 km away. Vikhran Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichlya (under 2 km), Nihalamba (1.9 km) and Moyda (2.3 km).

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

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