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About Wahad Village

Wahad is a large village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,223, made up of 1,143 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.94 hectares hectares.

Wahad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Area (hectares) 804.94 hectares
Population 2,223
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahad compares

By the 2011 count Wahad is the 32nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 804.94 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 939.

Getting to Wahad

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

Wahad lies about 35 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 35 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 Wahad
Nearest town Kandahār 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 35 km
District headquarters Nanded 35 km
Nearest railway station Hazur Sahib Nanded 35 km

Villages closest to Wahad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahad village had a population of 2,223. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Wahad village has 1,143 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahad has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Wahad covers 804.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wahad falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wahad is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 35 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 Wahad.

Wahad is about 35 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahad is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Kandahār is about 8.1 km away. Kandhar is about 35 km away. Nanded is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wakhrad (under 2 km), Bachoti (2.1 km) and Chauki Dharnapuri (3.1 km).

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

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