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About Wadad Village

Wadad is a mid sized village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,886, made up of 958 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares.

Wadad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 464 hectares
Population 1,886
Male Population 958
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadad compares

By the 2011 count Wadad is the 23rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Wadad

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

Wadad lies about 18 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Malsailu, about 3.1 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 Wadad
Nearest railway station Malsailu 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 18 km
District headquarters Hingoli 18 km

Villages closest to Wadad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadad village had a population of 1,886. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Wadad village has 958 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadad has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Wadad covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadad falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadad is Malsailu, about 3.1 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 Wadad.

Wadad is about 18 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadad is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Malsailu is about 3.1 km away. Aundha is about 18 km away. Hingoli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daudgaon (3.9 km), Ukhali (12 km) and Umra (12 km).

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

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