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About Walkewadi Village

Walkewadi is a mid sized village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 344 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares.

Walkewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walkewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 344
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walkewadi compares

By the 2011 count Walkewadi is the 110th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Walkewadi

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

Walkewadi lies about 27 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 21 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 Walkewadi
Tehsil headquarters Loha 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Chudawa 21 km
District headquarters Nanded 27 km

Villages closest to Walkewadi

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 Walkewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Walkewadi village had a population of 657. That makes it the 110th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Walkewadi village has 344 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walkewadi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Walkewadi covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walkewadi falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walkewadi is Chudawa, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Walkewadi.

Walkewadi is about 27 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walkewadi is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Loha is about 5.4 km away. Chudawa is about 21 km away. Nanded is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sayal (1.6 km), Karegaon (2.5 km) and Pardi (2.7 km).

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

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