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About Wahi Village

Wahi is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 659 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 307.88 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 659
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahi compares

By the 2011 count Wahi is the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 307.88 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Wahi

Wahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wahi 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 Wahi from other places

Wahi lies about 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 7.1 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 Wahi
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 3.7 km
Nearest town Pawni 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 7.1 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km

Villages closest to Wahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahi village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Wahi village has 659 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Wahi is 441910. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wahi covers 307.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wahi falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wahi is Bhuyar, about 7.1 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 Wahi.

Wahi is about 44 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahi is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 3.7 km away. Pawni is about 3.7 km away. Bhuyar is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garadapur (under 2 km), Kachekhani (under 2 km) and Betala (1.6 km).

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

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