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About Wani Village

Wani is a mid sized village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 785 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.3 hectares hectares.

Wani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 696.3 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 785
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Wani compares

By the 2011 count Wani is the 39th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 696.3 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 981.

Getting to Wani

Wani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Wani 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 Wani from other places

Wani lies about 56 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 18 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 Wani
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 18 km
Nearest town Barwāh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 29 km
District headquarters Khargone 56 km

Villages closest to Wani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wani village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 39th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Wani village has 785 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wani has about 992 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 981.

Wani covers 696.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wani falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wani is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 18 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 Wani.

Wani is about 56 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wani is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 18 km away. Barwāh is about 21 km away. Maheshwar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagjhri (2.7 km), Bablai (2.9 km) and Kawana (3.4 km).

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

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