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About Wahani Village

Wahani is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 641 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441915, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Pincode 441915
Area (hectares) 445.8 hectares
Population 1,314
Male Population 641
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahani compares

By the 2011 count Wahani is the 45th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 445.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Wahani

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

Wahani lies about 38 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tirora, about 6.9 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 Wahani
Nearest railway station Tirora 6.9 km
Nearest town Tirorā 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 15 km
District headquarters Bhandara 38 km

Villages closest to Wahani

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 Wahani

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahani village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 45th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Wahani village has 641 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahani has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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

Wahani covers 445.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wahani falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wahani is Tirora, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Wahani.

Wahani 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.

Wahani is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tirora is about 6.9 km away. Tirorā is about 8.3 km away. Tumsar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wangi (1.8 km), Silegaon (1.9 km) and Pipari Chunni (2.4 km).

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

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