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About Walha Village

Walha is a mid sized village in Badnapur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 841 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.34 hectares hectares.

Walha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Badnapur
Area (hectares) 639.34 hectares
Population 1,610
Male Population 841
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Walha compares

By the 2011 count Walha is the 37th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 639.34 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Walha

Walha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Walha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Walha from other places

Walha lies about 21 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 7.3 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 Walha
Nearest railway station Badnapur 7.3 km
District headquarters Jalna 21 km
Nearest town Jālna 21 km

Villages closest to Walha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walha village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 37th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Walha village has 841 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Walha covers 639.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walha falls under Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walha is Badnapur, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Walha.

Walha is about 21 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walha is in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district. Badnapur is about 7.3 km away. Jalna is about 21 km away. Jālna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandari Bk (2.2 km), Laxmannagar (3.0 km) and Khadakwadi (3.2 km).

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

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