About Wakdi Istal Village

Wakdi Istal is a mid sized village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 282 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.89 hectares hectares.

Wakdi Istal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakdi Istal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Kalamb
Area (hectares)	228.89 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	282
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakdi Istal compares

By the 2011 count Wakdi Istal is the 81st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 228.89 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Wakdi Istal

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

Wakdi Istal lies about 52 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 28 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 Wakdi Istal
Nearest town	Kaij	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalamb	17 km
Nearest railway station	Murud	28 km
District headquarters	Osmanabad	52 km

Villages closest to Wakdi Istal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalamb 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 Wakdi Istal

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakdi Istal village had a population of 551. That makes it the 81st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Wakdi Istal village has 282 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakdi Istal has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Wakdi Istal covers 228.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakdi Istal falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakdi Istal is Murud, about 28 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 Wakdi Istal.

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

Wakdi Istal is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Kaij is about 15 km away. Kalamb is about 17 km away. Murud is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.