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About Walki Village

Walki is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 133 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.13 hectares hectares.

Walki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 233.13 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 133
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Walki compares

By the 2011 count Walki is the 149th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 233.13 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Walki

Walki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Walki 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Walki from other places

Walki lies about 26 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Katepurna, about 5.6 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 Walki
Nearest railway station Katepurna 5.6 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 26 km

Villages closest to Walki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walki village had a population of 255. That makes it the 149th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Walki village has 133 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walki has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Walki covers 233.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walki falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walki is Katepurna, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Walki.

Walki is about 26 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walki is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Katepurna is about 5.6 km away. Murtajāpur is about 14 km away. Akola is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekapur (under 2 km), Tamsi (under 2 km) and Dodaki (under 2 km).

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

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