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About Warkhed Village

Warkhed is a small village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 261 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Warkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Warkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Pincode 431720
Area (hectares) 557 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 261
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Warkhed compares

By the 2011 count Warkhed is the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Warkhed

Warkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Warkhed as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Warkhed from other places

Warkhed lies about 43 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 21 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 Warkhed
Tehsil headquarters Palam 11 km
Nearest town Loha 18 km
Nearest railway station Gangakher 21 km
District headquarters Parbhani 43 km

Villages closest to Warkhed

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 Warkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Warkhed village had a population of 483. That makes it the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Warkhed village has 261 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Warkhed has about 851 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 Warkhed is 431720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Warkhed covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Warkhed falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Warkhed is Gangakher, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Warkhed.

Warkhed is about 43 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Warkhed is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 11 km away. Loha is about 18 km away. Gangakher 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 Umra (1.7 km), Khadi (2.9 km) and Chorwad (3.1 km).

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

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