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About Wakpur Village

Wakpur is a small village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 36 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Pincode 444701
Area (hectares) 253.86 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 36
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Wakpur compares

By the 2011 count Wakpur is the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 253.86 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 941.

Getting to Wakpur

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

Wakpur lies about 21 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Malkhed, about 4.9 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 Wakpur
Nearest railway station Malkhed 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon Khandeshwar 11 km
District headquarters Amravati 21 km

Villages closest to Wakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 Wakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakpur village had a population of 60. That makes it the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Wakpur village has 36 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakpur has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Wakpur is 444701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakpur covers 253.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakpur falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakpur is Malkhed, about 4.9 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 Wakpur.

Wakpur is about 21 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakpur is in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Malkhed is about 4.9 km away. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 11 km away. Amravati is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadapur (under 2 km), Erandgaon (1.7 km) and Mhasala (2.2 km).

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

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