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About Wakdi Village

Wakdi is a large village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,026, made up of 1,547 males and 1,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235 hectares hectares.

Wakdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakdi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Area (hectares) 1235 hectares
Population 3,026
Male Population 1,547
Female Population 1,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakdi compares

By the 2011 count Wakdi is the 20th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 1235 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Wakdi

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

Wakdi lies about 59 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Shendurni, about 38 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 Wakdi
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 12 km
Nearest railway station Shendurni 38 km
District headquarters Jalna 59 km

Villages closest to Wakdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakdi village had a population of 3,026. That makes it the 20th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Wakdi village has 1,547 males and 1,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakdi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Wakdi covers 1235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakdi falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakdi is Shendurni, about 38 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 Wakdi.

Wakdi is about 59 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakdi is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Bhokardan is about 12 km away. Shendurni is about 38 km away. Jalna is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukdi (under 2 km), Kathora (2.1 km) and Kathora Bajar (2.1 km).

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

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