About Wassa Village

Wassa is one of the larger villages in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,511, made up of 2,851 males and 2,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3254 hectares hectares.

Wassa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wassa village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Jintur
Area (hectares)	3254 hectares
Population	5,511
Male Population	2,851
Female Population	2,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wassa compares

By the 2011 count Wassa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 3254 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 955.

Getting to Wassa

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

Wassa lies about 28 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Parbhani Junction, about 29 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 Wassa
Tehsil headquarters	Jintur	19 km
Nearest town	Jintūr	19 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	28 km
Nearest railway station	Parbhani Junction	29 km

Villages closest to Wassa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wassa village had a population of 5,511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Wassa village has 2,851 males and 2,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wassa has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Wassa covers 3254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wassa falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wassa is Parbhani Junction, about 29 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 Wassa.

Wassa is about 28 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wassa is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 19 km away. Jintūr is about 19 km away. Parbhani is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.