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About Wakipada Village

Wakipada is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,788, made up of 923 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.21 hectares hectares.

Wakipada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakipada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 302.21 hectares
Population 1,788
Male Population 923
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Wakipada compares

By the 2011 count Wakipada is the 33rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 302.21 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 1022.

Getting to Wakipada

Wakipada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Wakipada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wakipada from other places

Wakipada lies about 25 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 4.1 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 Wakipada
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 25 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 25 km

Villages closest to Wakipada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakipada village had a population of 1,788. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Wakipada village has 923 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakipada has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Wakipada covers 302.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakipada falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakipada is Khatgaon, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wakipada.

Wakipada is about 25 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakipada is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 4.1 km away. Nawapur is about 25 km away. Nandurbar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anthipada (under 2 km), Bedkipada (under 2 km) and Bhangarpada (under 2 km).

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

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