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About Wadshed Village

Wadshed is a mid sized village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 691 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadshed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadshed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Pincode 431114
Area (hectares) 647.84 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 691
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadshed compares

By the 2011 count Wadshed is the 82nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 647.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Wadshed

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

Wadshed lies about 52 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Shendurni, about 47 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 Wadshed
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Shendurni 47 km
District headquarters Jalna 52 km

Villages closest to Wadshed

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 Wadshed

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadshed village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Wadshed village has 691 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadshed has about 968 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.

The pincode recorded for Wadshed is 431114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadshed covers 647.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadshed falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadshed is Shendurni, about 47 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 Wadshed.

Wadshed is about 52 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadshed is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Bhokardan is about 8.7 km away. Shendurni is about 47 km away. Jalna is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danapur (1.6 km), Nimbola (1.9 km) and Godri (2.5 km).

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

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