About Wakoli Village

Wakoli is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 362 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakoli village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shahuwadi
Pincode	415101
Area (hectares)	562 hectares
Population	720
Male Population	362
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakoli compares

By the 2011 count Wakoli is the 98th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 562 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Wakoli

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

Wakoli lies about 50 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about 30 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 Wakoli
Tehsil headquarters	Shahuwadi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Adavali	30 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	50 km

Villages closest to Wakoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakoli village had a population of 720. That makes it the 98th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Wakoli village has 362 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakoli has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Wakoli is 415101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakoli covers 562 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakoli falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakoli is Adavali, about 30 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 Wakoli.

Wakoli is about 50 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakoli is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 12 km away. Adavali is about 30 km away. Kolhapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.