About Wakad Village

Wakad is a large village in Niphad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,179, made up of 1,662 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Tehsil	Niphad
Pincode	422305
Area (hectares)	917.67 hectares
Population	3,179
Male Population	1,662
Female Population	1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakad compares

By the 2011 count Wakad is the 36th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents. Its 917.67 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Wakad

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

Wakad lies about 51 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Lasalgaon, about 3.6 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 Wakad
Nearest railway station	Lasalgaon	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Niphad	16 km
Nearest town	Chāndor	22 km
District headquarters	Nashik	51 km

Villages closest to Wakad

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

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Common questions about Wakad

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakad village had a population of 3,179. That makes it the 36th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents.

Wakad village has 1,662 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakad has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Wakad is 422305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakad covers 917.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakad falls under Niphad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakad is Lasalgaon, about 3.6 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 Wakad.

Wakad is about 51 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakad is in Niphad tehsil of Nashik district. Lasalgaon is about 3.6 km away. Niphad is about 16 km away. Chāndor is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.