About Vakwad Village

Vakwad is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,697, made up of 1,836 males and 1,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares.

Vakwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Shirpur
Area (hectares)	209 hectares
Population	3,697
Male Population	1,836
Female Population	1,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakwad compares

By the 2011 count Vakwad is the 24th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Vakwad

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

Vakwad lies about 75 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sindkheda, about 43 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 Vakwad
Nearest town	Sendhwa	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirpur	24 km
Nearest railway station	Sindkheda	43 km
District headquarters	Dhule	75 km

Villages closest to Vakwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakwad village had a population of 3,697. That makes it the 24th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Vakwad village has 1,836 males and 1,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakwad has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Vakwad covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vakwad falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vakwad is Sindkheda, about 43 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 village for Vakwad.

Vakwad is about 75 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakwad is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Sendhwa is about 20 km away. Shirpur is about 24 km away. Sindkheda is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.