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About Washimba Village

Washimba is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 604 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.86 hectares hectares.

Washimba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Washimba village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 462.86 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 604
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Washimba compares

By the 2011 count Washimba is the 61st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 462.86 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Washimba

Washimba 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 Washimba 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 Washimba from other places

Washimba lies about 13 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Yeulkhed, about 5.4 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 Washimba
Nearest railway station Yeulkhed 5.4 km
Nearest town Umbri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 13 km

Villages closest to Washimba

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 Washimba

As per the Census of India 2011, Washimba village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 61st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Washimba village has 604 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Washimba has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Washimba covers 462.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Washimba falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Washimba is Yeulkhed, about 5.4 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 Washimba.

Washimba is about 13 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Washimba is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Yeulkhed is about 5.4 km away. Umbri is about 10 km away. Akola is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisa (2.4 km), Masa (2.8 km) and Dongargaon (3.2 km).

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

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