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About Wakapur Village

Wakapur is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 70 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.37 hectares hectares.

Wakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 336.37 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 70
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wakapur compares

By the 2011 count Wakapur is the 157th 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 336.37 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Wakapur

Wakapur 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 Wakapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wakapur from other places

Wakapur lies about 3.0 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Akola Junction, about 2.3 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 Wakapur
Nearest railway station Akola Junction 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 3.0 km

Villages closest to Wakapur

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 Wakapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakapur village had a population of 138. That makes it the 157th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Wakapur village has 70 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakapur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Wakapur covers 336.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakapur falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakapur is Akola Junction, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wakapur.

Wakapur is about 3.0 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakapur is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Akola Junction is about 2.3 km away. Akola is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiloda (under 2 km), Takali Jalam (1.6 km) and Kanadi (2.7 km).

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

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