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About Waka Village

Waka is a large village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,300 males and 1,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 955.1 hectares hectares.

Waka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Area (hectares) 955.1 hectares
Population 2,529
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waka compares

By the 2011 count Waka is the 22nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 955.1 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 946.

Getting to Waka

Waka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Waka from other places

Waka lies about 22 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Sivungaon, about 17 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 Waka
Nearest railway station Sivungaon 17 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 19 km
District headquarters Nanded 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Loha 34 km

Villages closest to Waka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waka village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Waka village has 1,300 males and 1,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waka 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 946.

Waka covers 955.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waka falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waka is Sivungaon, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Waka.

Waka 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.

Waka is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Sivungaon is about 17 km away. Mudkhed is about 19 km away. Nanded 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 Kapshi Kh (2.9 km), Walki Kh (3.1 km) and Kumbhargaon (3.2 km).

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

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