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About Waiphani Village

Waiphani is a small village in Mahoor tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 245 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares.

Waiphani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waiphani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mahoor
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 245
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Waiphani compares

By the 2011 count Waiphani is the 71st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Waiphani

Waiphani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waiphani 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 Waiphani from other places

Waiphani 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 Waiphani
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 Waiphani

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 Waiphani

As per the Census of India 2011, Waiphani village had a population of 487. That makes it the 71st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Waiphani village has 245 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waiphani has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Waiphani covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waiphani falls under Mahoor tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waiphani 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 Waiphani.

Waiphani 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.

Waiphani 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 Wai (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 Waiphani today is likely to be higher.

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