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About Wandhari Village

Wandhari is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 288 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.39 hectares hectares.

Wandhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wandhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 335.39 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 288
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wandhari compares

By the 2011 count Wandhari is the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 335.39 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Wandhari

Wandhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wandhari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wandhari from other places

Wandhari lies about 9.6 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Choti Padoli, about 4.8 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 Wandhari
Nearest railway station Choti Padoli 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 9.6 km
Nearest town Chānda 9.6 km

Villages closest to Wandhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wandhari village had a population of 576. That makes it the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Wandhari village has 288 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wandhari has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Wandhari covers 335.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wandhari falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wandhari is Choti Padoli, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Wandhari.

Wandhari is about 9.6 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wandhari is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Choti Padoli is about 4.8 km away. Chandrapur is about 9.6 km away. Chānda is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichala (1.5 km), Nagala (2.3 km) and Yerur (2.5 km).

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

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