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About Walsawangi Village

Walsawangi is one of the larger villages in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,619, made up of 4,974 males and 4,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2601 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walsawangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walsawangi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Pincode 431132
Area (hectares) 2601 hectares
Population 9,619
Male Population 4,974
Female Population 4,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walsawangi compares

By the 2011 count Walsawangi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 2601 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 939.

Getting to Walsawangi

Walsawangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Walsawangi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Walsawangi from other places

Walsawangi lies about 70 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Bhagdara, about 35 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 Walsawangi
Nearest town Buldāna 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 29 km
Nearest railway station Bhagdara 35 km
District headquarters Jalna 70 km

Villages closest to Walsawangi

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 Walsawangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Walsawangi village had a population of 9,619. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Walsawangi village has 4,974 males and 4,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walsawangi has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Walsawangi is 431132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walsawangi covers 2601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walsawangi falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walsawangi is Bhagdara, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Walsawangi.

Walsawangi is about 70 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walsawangi is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Buldāna is about 27 km away. Bhokardan is about 29 km away. Bhagdara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padmavati (2.4 km), Selud (4.1 km) and Pokhari (4.6 km).

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

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