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About Wai Village

Wai is a small village in Himayatnagar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 162 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Himayatnagar
Pincode 431802
Area (hectares) 521.69 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 162
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wai compares

By the 2011 count Wai is the 63rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents. Its 521.69 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Wai

Wai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wai from other places

Wai lies about 22 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Marsul, about 3.3 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 Wai
Nearest railway station Marsul 3.3 km
Nearest town Pūrna 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Himayatnagar 22 km
District headquarters Nanded 22 km

Villages closest to Wai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wai village had a population of 302. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents.

Wai village has 162 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wai has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Wai is 431802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wai covers 521.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wai falls under Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wai is Marsul, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wai.

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

Wai is in Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district. Marsul is about 3.3 km away. Pūrna is about 10 km away. Himayatnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moregaon (5.1 km), Renapur (5.4 km) and Himayatnagar (9.0 km).

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

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