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About Wai Village

Wai is a large village in Mahoor tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,423, made up of 2,314 males and 2,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1060.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431721, 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 Mahoor
Pincode 431721
Area (hectares) 1060.68 hectares
Population 4,423
Male Population 2,314
Female Population 2,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wai compares

By the 2011 count Wai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 1060.68 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 945.

Getting to Wai

Wai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahoor 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 Mahoor 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 4,423. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Wai village has 2,314 males and 2,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wai has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Wai is 431721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wai covers 1060.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wai falls under Mahoor 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Mahoor tehsil of Nanded district. Marsul is about 3.3 km away. Pūrna is about 10 km away. Mahoor 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 Waiphani (under 2 km), Dhanora (9.9 km) and Karalgaon (10.0 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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