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About Wani Village

Wani is a small village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 190 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.33 hectares hectares.

Wani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 139.33 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 190
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wani compares

By the 2011 count Wani is the 105th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 139.33 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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 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 Wani from other places

Wani lies about 37 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, about 4.0 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 Patsul 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 7.0 km
District headquarters Akola 37 km

Villages closest to Wani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akot 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 352. That makes it the 105th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Wani village has 190 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wani has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Wani covers 139.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wani falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wani is Patsul, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Wani.

Wani is about 37 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 Akot tehsil of Akola district. Patsul is about 4.0 km away. Akot is about 7.0 km away. Akola is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warula (under 2 km), Balegaon (under 2 km) and Alegaon (under 2 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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