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About Wadala Village

Wadala is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 47 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.35 hectares hectares.

Wadala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 189.35 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 47
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
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 Wadala compares

By the 2011 count Wadala is the 149th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 189.35 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 964.

Getting to Wadala

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

Wadala lies about 62 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 30 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 Wadala
Tehsil headquarters Chimur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 30 km
Nearest town Umred 40 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 62 km

Villages closest to Wadala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala village had a population of 101. That makes it the 149th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Wadala village has 47 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Wadala covers 189.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadala falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadala is Tempa, about 30 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 Wadala.

Wadala is about 62 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about under 2 km away. Tempa is about 30 km away. Umred is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadala Paiku (under 2 km), Chimur (under 2 km) and Bhilgaon (1.7 km).

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

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