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About Wanitpur Village

Wanitpur is a small village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 174 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Wanitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wanitpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 174
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Wanitpur compares

By the 2011 count Wanitpur is the 110th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Wanitpur

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

Wanitpur lies about 123 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 19 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 Wanitpur
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 14 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 19 km
Nearest town Ārvi 19 km
District headquarters Akola 123 km

Villages closest to Wanitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wanitpur village had a population of 330. That makes it the 110th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Wanitpur village has 174 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wanitpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Wanitpur covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wanitpur falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wanitpur is Arvi, about 19 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 Wanitpur.

Wanitpur is about 123 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wanitpur is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Murtijapur is about 14 km away. Arvi is about 19 km away. Ārvi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (under 2 km), Madhapuri (1.6 km) and Isafpur (3.3 km).

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

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