About Walni Village

Walni is a mid sized village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 625 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.81 hectares hectares.

Walni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walni village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Nagbhir
Area (hectares)	344.81 hectares
Population	1,200
Male Population	625
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Walni compares

By the 2011 count Walni is the 35th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 344.81 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Walni

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

Walni lies about 64 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Alewahi, about 8.2 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 Walni
Nearest railway station	Alewahi	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagbhir	18 km
Nearest town	Bramhapuri	30 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	64 km

Villages closest to Walni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walni village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 35th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Walni village has 625 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walni has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Walni covers 344.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walni falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walni is Alewahi, about 8.2 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 Walni.

Walni is about 64 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walni is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Alewahi is about 8.2 km away. Nagbhir is about 18 km away. Bramhapuri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.