About Wakod Village

Wakod is one of the larger villages in Jamner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,541, made up of 3,386 males and 3,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakod village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Jamner
Pincode	424205
Area (hectares)	2209 hectares
Population	6,541
Male Population	3,386
Female Population	3,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakod compares

By the 2011 count Wakod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,940 residents. Its 2209 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Wakod

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

Wakod lies about 44 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Pahur, about 9.3 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 Wakod
Nearest railway station	Pahur	9.3 km
Nearest town	Soygaon	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamner	20 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	44 km

Villages closest to Wakod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakod village had a population of 6,541. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,940 residents.

Wakod village has 3,386 males and 3,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakod has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Wakod is 424205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakod covers 2209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakod falls under Jamner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakod is Pahur, about 9.3 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 Wakod.

Wakod is about 44 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakod is in Jamner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Pahur is about 9.3 km away. Soygaon is about 11 km away. Jamner is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.