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About Wako Village

Wako is a mid sized village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 333 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.19 hectares hectares.

Wako Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wako village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 210.19 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 333
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wako compares

By the 2011 count Wako is the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 210.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Wako

Wako is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Wako as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Wako from other places

Wako lies about 77 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dalli Rajhara, about 47 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 Wako
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 21 km
Nearest railway station Dalli Rajhara 47 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 48 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 77 km

Villages closest to Wako

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wako village had a population of 683. That makes it the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Wako village has 333 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wako has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Wako covers 210.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wako falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wako is Dalli Rajhara, about 47 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wako.

Wako is about 77 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wako is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 21 km away. Dalli Rajhara is about 47 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Armurakasa (2.3 km), Nangpur (2.7 km) and Deulbhatti (3.1 km).

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

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