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About Walapi Village

Walapi is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 157 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares.

Walapi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walapi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 157
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Walapi compares

By the 2011 count Walapi is the 106th 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 275 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Walapi

Walapi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Walapi 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 Walapi from other places

Walapi lies about 28 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 14 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 Walapi
Nearest railway station Lohagad 14 km
Nearest town Umbri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 28 km
District headquarters Akola 28 km

Villages closest to Walapi

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 Walapi

As per the Census of India 2011, Walapi village had a population of 306. That makes it the 106th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Walapi village has 157 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walapi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Walapi covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walapi falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walapi is Lohagad, about 14 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 Walapi.

Walapi is about 28 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walapi is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 14 km away. Umbri is about 26 km away. Barshitakli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salpi (under 2 km), Shelu Kh (under 2 km) and Shelu Bk (1.8 km).

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

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