About Wak Village

Wak is a mid sized village in Bhadgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 792 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares.

Wak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wak village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Bhadgaon
Area (hectares)	255 hectares
Population	1,539
Male Population	792
Female Population	747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wak compares

By the 2011 count Wak is the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Wak

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

Wak lies about 53 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Nagardevla, about 7.8 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 Wak
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadgaon	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Nagardevla	7.8 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	53 km

Villages closest to Wak

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

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Common questions about Wak

As per the Census of India 2011, Wak village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Wak village has 792 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wak has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Wak covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wak falls under Bhadgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wak is Nagardevla, about 7.8 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 Wak.

Wak is about 53 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wak is in Bhadgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhadgaon is about 2.8 km away. Nagardevla is about 7.8 km away. Jalgaon is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.