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About Wani Village

Wani is a mid sized village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 278 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Pincode 442908
Area (hectares) 663.3 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 278
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Wani compares

By the 2011 count Wani is the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 663.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Wani

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

Wani lies about 41 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 14 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 Wani
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 4.5 km
Nearest town Chāndur 14 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 14 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 41 km

Villages closest to Wani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wani village had a population of 553. That makes it the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Wani village has 278 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wani has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Wani is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wani covers 663.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wani falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wani is Gadchandur, about 14 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 Wani.

Wani is about 41 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wani is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 4.5 km away. Chāndur is about 14 km away. Gadchandur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadh Pandharwani (under 2 km), Pandharwani (under 2 km) and Lendiguda (1.6 km).

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

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