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About Wala Village

Wala is a mid sized village in Renapur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,589, made up of 827 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Renapur
Pincode 413527
Area (hectares) 741.15 hectares
Population 1,589
Male Population 827
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wala compares

By the 2011 count Wala is the 31st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,809 residents. Its 741.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 914.

Getting to Wala

Wala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wala from other places

Wala lies about 26 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Murti, about 7.5 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 Wala
Nearest railway station Murti 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Renapur 12 km
Nearest town Ambājogāi 21 km
District headquarters Latur 26 km

Villages closest to Wala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wala village had a population of 1,589. That makes it the 31st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,809 residents.

Wala village has 827 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wala has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Wala is 413527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wala covers 741.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wala falls under Renapur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wala is Murti, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wala.

Wala is about 26 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wala is in Renapur tehsil of Latur district. Murti is about 7.5 km away. Renapur is about 12 km away. Ambājogāi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tattapur (2.1 km), Garsuli (3.7 km) and Faradpur (4.0 km).

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

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