About Waksa Village

Waksa is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 509 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waksa village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Nilanga
Pincode	413607
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	985
Male Population	509
Female Population	476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Waksa compares

By the 2011 count Waksa is the 99th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 268 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 935.

Getting to Waksa

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

Waksa lies about 51 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 44 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 Waksa
Tehsil headquarters	Nilanga	14 km
Nearest railway station	Humanabad	44 km
District headquarters	Latur	51 km

Villages closest to Waksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waksa village had a population of 985. That makes it the 99th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Waksa village has 509 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waksa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Waksa is 413607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waksa covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waksa falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waksa is Humanabad, about 44 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 Waksa.

Waksa is about 51 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waksa is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 14 km away. Humanabad is about 44 km away. Latur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.