About Wadad Village

Wadad is a large village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,714, made up of 1,885 males and 1,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1043.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Sakoli
Pincode	441802
Area (hectares)	1043.87 hectares
Population	3,714
Male Population	1,885
Female Population	1,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadad compares

By the 2011 count Wadad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 1043.87 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 964.

Getting to Wadad

Wadad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wadad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Wadad from other places

Wadad lies about 40 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 8.5 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 Wadad
Tehsil headquarters	Sakoli	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Gond Umari	8.5 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	40 km
Nearest town	Bhandāra	40 km

Villages closest to Wadad

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

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Common questions about Wadad

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadad village had a population of 3,714. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Wadad village has 1,885 males and 1,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadad has about 970 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Wadad is 441802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadad covers 1043.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadad falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadad is Gond Umari, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance for Wadad.

Wadad is about 40 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadad is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 6.7 km away. Gond Umari is about 8.5 km away. Bhandara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.