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About Wandhara Village

Wandhara is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 352 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.6 hectares hectares.

Wandhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wandhara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 291.6 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 352
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wandhara compares

By the 2011 count Wandhara is the 62nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 291.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1018.

Getting to Wandhara

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

Wandhara lies about 66 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 32 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 Wandhara
Tehsil headquarters Deori 19 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 32 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 50 km
District headquarters Gondiya 66 km

Villages closest to Wandhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wandhara village had a population of 686. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Wandhara village has 352 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wandhara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Wandhara covers 291.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wandhara falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wandhara is Dewalgaon, about 32 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 Wandhara.

Wandhara is about 66 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wandhara is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 19 km away. Dewalgaon is about 32 km away. Dongargarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichgad (under 2 km), Dewalgaon (1.7 km) and Mohandi (2.3 km).

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

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