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About Wakhari Village

Wakhari is a large village in Nandgaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,528, made up of 1,322 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1242.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Nandgaon
Pincode 423106
Area (hectares) 1242.56 hectares
Population 2,528
Male Population 1,322
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakhari compares

By the 2011 count Wakhari is the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,852 residents. Its 1242.56 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Wakhari

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

Wakhari lies about 95 km from Nashik. 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 Wakhari
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon 11 km
Nearest town Nāndgaon 11 km
District headquarters Nashik 95 km

Villages closest to Wakhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakhari village had a population of 2,528. That makes it the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,852 residents.

Wakhari village has 1,322 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakhari has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Wakhari is 423106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakhari covers 1242.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakhari falls under Nandgaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Wakhari notes the nearest railway station 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 Wakhari.

Wakhari is about 95 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakhari is in Nandgaon tehsil of Nashik district. Nandgaon is about 11 km away. Nāndgaon is about 11 km away. Nashik is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimprale (3.1 km), Nandur (5.9 km) and Kondhar (7.5 km).

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

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