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About Wakal Village

Wakal is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 624 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.33 hectares hectares.

Wakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 380.33 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 624
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakal compares

By the 2011 count Wakal is the 32nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 380.33 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Wakal

Wakal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wakal 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. The nearest villages by name are Sipewada, Somalwada, Sonekhari and Sonmala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wakal

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakal village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Wakal village has 624 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Wakal covers 380.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakal falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Wakal notes the nearest railway station 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 Wakal.

Wakal is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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