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About Wasani Village

Wasani is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 195 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Wasani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wasani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 195
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wasani compares

By the 2011 count Wasani is the 89th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Wasani

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

Wasani lies about 68 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 31 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 Wasani
Tehsil headquarters Deori 21 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 31 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 52 km
District headquarters Gondiya 68 km

Villages closest to Wasani

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 Wasani

As per the Census of India 2011, Wasani village had a population of 367. That makes it the 89th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Wasani village has 195 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wasani has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Wasani covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wasani falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wasani is Dewalgaon, about 31 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 Wasani.

Wasani is about 68 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wasani is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 21 km away. Dewalgaon is about 31 km away. Desāīganj is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohandi (under 2 km), Chichgad (1.9 km) and Wandhara (2.6 km).

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

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