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About Wanjarkheda Village

Wanjarkheda is a mid sized village in Shirur Anantpal tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 623 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.6 hectares hectares.

Wanjarkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wanjarkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Shirur Anantpal
Area (hectares) 439.6 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 623
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wanjarkheda compares

By the 2011 count Wanjarkheda is the 24th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 439.6 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 942.

Getting to Wanjarkheda

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

Wanjarkheda lies about 22 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, about 20 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 Wanjarkheda
Tehsil headquarters Shirur Anantpal 13 km
Nearest town Nilanga 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhatangali 20 km
District headquarters Latur 22 km

Villages closest to Wanjarkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirur Anantpal 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 Wanjarkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Wanjarkheda village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 24th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Wanjarkheda village has 623 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wanjarkheda has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Wanjarkheda covers 439.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wanjarkheda falls under Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wanjarkheda is Bhatangali, about 20 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 Wanjarkheda.

Wanjarkheda is about 22 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wanjarkheda is in Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district. Shirur Anantpal is about 13 km away. Nilanga is about 18 km away. Bhatangali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fakranpur (under 2 km), Halki (3.1 km) and Anandwadi (3.1 km).

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

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