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About Wadhav Village

Wadhav is a large village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,928, made up of 1,526 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1557.84 hectares hectares.

Wadhav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadhav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Area (hectares) 1557.84 hectares
Population 2,928
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadhav compares

By the 2011 count Wadhav is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 1557.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Wadhav

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

Wadhav lies about 78 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 50 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 Wadhav
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 11 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 50 km
District headquarters Buldana 78 km

Villages closest to Wadhav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadhav village had a population of 2,928. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Wadhav village has 1,526 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadhav has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Wadhav covers 1557.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadhav falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadhav is Kekatumar, about 50 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 Wadhav.

Wadhav is about 78 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadhav is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 11 km away. Kekatumar is about 50 km away. Buldana is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaulkhed (2.3 km), Sonuna (3.1 km) and Ardav (4.1 km).

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

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