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About Wavi Village

Wavi is a large village in Sinnar tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,216, made up of 2,212 males and 2,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wavi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Sinnar
Pincode 422104
Area (hectares) 2353 hectares
Population 4,216
Male Population 2,212
Female Population 2,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wavi compares

By the 2011 count Wavi is the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,181 residents. Its 2353 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Wavi

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

Wavi lies about 52 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Sainagar Shirdi, about 24 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 Wavi
Nearest town Ghulewadi 23 km
Nearest railway station Sainagar Shirdi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sinnar 27 km
District headquarters Nashik 52 km

Villages closest to Wavi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wavi village had a population of 4,216. That makes it the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,181 residents.

Wavi village has 2,212 males and 2,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wavi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Wavi is 422104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wavi covers 2353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wavi falls under Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wavi is Sainagar Shirdi, about 24 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 Wavi.

Wavi is about 52 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wavi is in Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district. Ghulewadi is about 23 km away. Sainagar Shirdi is about 24 km away. Sinnar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchale (8.7 km), Kankori (9.4 km) and Rampur (9.4 km).

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

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