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About Walani Village

Walani is a large village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,451, made up of 1,245 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 767.43 hectares
Population 2,451
Male Population 1,245
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walani compares

By the 2011 count Walani is the 10th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 767.43 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Walani

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

Walani lies about 43 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 14 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 Walani
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 5.5 km
Nearest town Pawni 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 14 km
District headquarters Bhandara 43 km

Villages closest to Walani

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 Walani

As per the Census of India 2011, Walani village had a population of 2,451. That makes it the 10th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Walani village has 1,245 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walani has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Walani covers 767.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walani falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walani is Bhuyar, about 14 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 village for Walani.

Walani is about 43 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walani is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 5.5 km away. Pawni is about 5.5 km away. Bhuyar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivnala (under 2 km), Pauna Kh (2.2 km) and Rewani (2.5 km).

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

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