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About Wadala Village

Wadala is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 133 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares.

Wadala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 133
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadala compares

By the 2011 count Wadala is the 112th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Wadala

Wadala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wadala from other places

Wadala lies about 33 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 17 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 Wadala
Nearest railway station Lohagad 17 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 33 km
District headquarters Akola 33 km

Villages closest to Wadala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala village had a population of 250. That makes it the 112th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Wadala village has 133 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Wadala covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadala falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadala is Lohagad, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wadala.

Wadala is about 33 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 17 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 25 km away. Barshitakli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhendgaon (2.5 km), Tembhi (3.4 km) and Sarkinhi (3.4 km).

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

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