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About Walamba Village

Walamba is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,696, made up of 830 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831 hectares hectares.

Walamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walamba village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 831 hectares
Population 1,696
Male Population 830
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walamba compares

By the 2011 count Walamba is the 38th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 831 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Walamba

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

Walamba lies about 26 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 23 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 Walamba
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 5.3 km
Nearest town Taloda 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 23 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 26 km

Villages closest to Walamba

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 Walamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Walamba village had a population of 1,696. That makes it the 38th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Walamba village has 830 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walamba has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Walamba covers 831 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walamba falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walamba is Dhekvad, about 23 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 Walamba.

Walamba is about 26 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walamba is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 5.3 km away. Taloda is about 15 km away. Dhekvad 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 Rampur (2.3 km), Vanyavihir Bk (2.8 km) and Vanyavihir Kh (2.8 km).

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

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