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About Wangi Village

Wangi is a small village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 83 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441915, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wangi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Pincode 441915
Area (hectares) 136.76 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 83
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Wangi compares

By the 2011 count Wangi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 136.76 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 997.

Getting to Wangi

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

Wangi lies about 38 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tirora, about 5.1 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 Wangi
Nearest railway station Tirora 5.1 km
Nearest town Tirorā 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 16 km
District headquarters Bhandara 38 km

Villages closest to Wangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wangi village had a population of 154. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Wangi village has 83 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wangi has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Wangi is 441915. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wangi covers 136.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wangi falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wangi is Tirora, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wangi.

Wangi is about 38 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wangi is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tirora is about 5.1 km away. Tirorā is about 6.6 km away. Tumsar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipari Chunni (under 2 km), Wahani (1.8 km) and Mandwi (2.6 km).

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

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