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About Wani Village

Wani is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 658 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares.

Wani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 341 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 658
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wani compares

By the 2011 count Wani is the 52nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Wani

Wani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wani 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 5 - 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 20 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Borgaon, about 2.6 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 Wani
Nearest railway station Borgaon 2.6 km
Nearest town Umbri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 20 km

Villages closest to Wani

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 Wani

As per the Census of India 2011, Wani village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Wani village has 658 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wani has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Wani covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wani falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wani is Borgaon, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wani.

Wani is about 20 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wani is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 2.6 km away. Umbri is about 18 km away. Akola is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rambhapur (under 2 km), Rajapur (1.8 km) and Nipana (2.3 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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