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About Wakdikej Village

Wakdikej is a mid sized village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 651 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakdikej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakdikej village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Kalamb
Pincode 413507
Area (hectares) 635.24 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 651
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakdikej compares

By the 2011 count Wakdikej is the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 635.24 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Wakdikej

Wakdikej is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wakdikej as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Wakdikej from other places

Wakdikej lies about 42 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 22 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 Wakdikej
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 6.8 km
Nearest town Kallam 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 22 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 42 km

Villages closest to Wakdikej

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.

Common questions about Wakdikej

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakdikej village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Wakdikej village has 651 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakdikej has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Wakdikej is 413507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakdikej covers 635.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakdikej falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakdikej is Kalamb Road, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Wakdikej.

Wakdikej is about 42 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakdikej is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Kalamb is about 6.8 km away. Kallam is about 6.8 km away. Kalamb Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hawargaon (1.6 km), Kothalwadi (1.8 km) and Andora (3.0 km).

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

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