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About Wakhari Village

Wakhari is a large village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,366, made up of 1,202 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237.17 hectares hectares.

Wakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 1237.17 hectares
Population 2,366
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakhari compares

By the 2011 count Wakhari is the 24th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 1237.17 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Wakhari

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

Wakhari lies about 52 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Pimplachaure, about 4.6 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 Wakhari
Nearest railway station Pimplachaure 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 9.2 km
Nearest town Basmat 9.2 km
District headquarters Hingoli 52 km

Villages closest to Wakhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakhari village had a population of 2,366. That makes it the 24th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Wakhari village has 1,202 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakhari has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Wakhari covers 1237.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakhari falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakhari is Pimplachaure, about 4.6 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 Wakhari.

Wakhari is about 52 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakhari is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Pimplachaure is about 4.6 km away. Basmath is about 9.2 km away. Basmat is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahan (2.6 km), Jawala Traf Babulgaon (2.7 km) and Marlapur (3.0 km).

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

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