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About Wadi Village

Wadi is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 527 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Pincode 431720
Area (hectares) 326.02 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 527
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadi compares

By the 2011 count Wadi is the 39th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 326.02 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Wadi

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

Wadi lies about 42 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 9.9 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 Wadi
Nearest town Gangākher 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Gangakher 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Palam 21 km
District headquarters Parbhani 42 km

Villages closest to Wadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadi village had a population of 993. That makes it the 39th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Wadi village has 527 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadi has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Wadi is 431720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadi covers 326.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadi falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadi is Gangakher, about 9.9 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 Wadi.

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

Wadi is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Gangākher is about 9.8 km away. Gangakher is about 9.9 km away. Palam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandwadi (5.9 km), Jogalgaon (6.1 km) and Borgaon Bk (6.9 km).

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

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