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About Vakadhaman Village

Vakadhaman is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 114 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.88 hectares hectares.

Vakadhaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakadhaman village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 53.88 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 114
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakadhaman compares

By the 2011 count Vakadhaman is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 53.88 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Vakadhaman

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

Vakadhaman lies about 23 km from Akkalkuwa, and the nearest railway station is Nandurbar, about 16 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 Vakadhaman
Nearest town Taloda 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Nandurbar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 23 km

Villages closest to Vakadhaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakadhaman village had a population of 219. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Vakadhaman village has 114 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakadhaman has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Vakadhaman covers 53.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vakadhaman falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vakadhaman is Nandurbar, about 16 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 Vakadhaman.

Vakadhaman is about 23 km from Akkalkuwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakadhaman is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 5.8 km away. Nandurbar is about 16 km away. Akkalkuwa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (9.7 km), Manibeli (13 km) and Bijaripati (13 km).

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

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