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About Wastapur Village

Wastapur is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 215 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.69 hectares hectares.

Wastapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wastapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 361.69 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 215
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wastapur compares

By the 2011 count Wastapur is the 94th 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 361.69 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Wastapur

Wastapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wastapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Wastapur from other places

Wastapur lies about 32 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 10 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 Wastapur
Nearest railway station Lohagad 10 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 32 km
District headquarters Akola 32 km

Villages closest to Wastapur

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 Wastapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Wastapur village had a population of 429. That makes it the 94th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Wastapur village has 215 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wastapur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Wastapur covers 361.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wastapur falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wastapur is Lohagad, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wastapur.

Wastapur is about 32 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wastapur is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 10 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 24 km away. Barshitakli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zodga (1.9 km), Hirkani (3.1 km) and Mahan (3.2 km).

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

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