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About Wakdi Village

Wakdi is a small village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 158 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakdi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 242.84 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 158
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
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 Wakdi compares

By the 2011 count Wakdi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 242.84 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 905.

Getting to Wakdi

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

Wakdi lies about 60 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 28 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 Wakdi
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 15 km
Nearest railway station Murud 28 km
District headquarters Bid 60 km

Villages closest to Wakdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakdi village had a population of 282. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Wakdi village has 158 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakdi has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Wakdi is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakdi covers 242.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakdi falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakdi is Murud, about 28 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 Wakdi.

Wakdi is about 60 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakdi is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 15 km away. Murud is about 28 km away. Bid is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awasgaon (under 2 km), Sawleshwar (2.0 km) and Paithan (2.2 km).

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

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