About Wankhed Village

Wankhed is one of the larger villages in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,026, made up of 3,095 males and 2,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2063.26 hectares hectares.

Wankhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wankhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Sangrampur
Area (hectares)	2063.26 hectares
Population	6,026
Male Population	3,095
Female Population	2,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wankhed compares

By the 2011 count Wankhed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 2063.26 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Wankhed

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

Wankhed lies about 77 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 22 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 Wankhed
Tehsil headquarters	Sangrampur	7.6 km
Nearest town	Telhāra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Shegaon	22 km
District headquarters	Buldana	77 km

Villages closest to Wankhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wankhed village had a population of 6,026. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Wankhed village has 3,095 males and 2,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wankhed has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Wankhed covers 2063.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wankhed falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wankhed is Shegaon, about 22 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 Wankhed.

Wankhed is about 77 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wankhed is in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldana district. Sangrampur is about 7.6 km away. Telhāra is about 12 km away. Shegaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.