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About Waktuki Village

Waktuki is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 301 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.09 hectares hectares.

Waktuki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waktuki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Area (hectares) 212.09 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 301
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waktuki compares

By the 2011 count Waktuki is the 73rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 212.09 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Waktuki

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

Waktuki lies about 22 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Chavalkhede, about 8.1 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 Waktuki
Nearest railway station Chavalkhede 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 14 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Waktuki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waktuki village had a population of 584. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Waktuki village has 301 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waktuki has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Waktuki covers 212.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waktuki falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waktuki is Chavalkhede, about 8.1 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 Waktuki.

Waktuki is about 22 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waktuki is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chavalkhede is about 8.1 km away. Dharangaon is about 14 km away. Jalgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anjan Vihire (1.8 km), Dahidule (1.9 km) and Khamkhede (2.3 km).

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

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