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About Wakalwadi Village

Wakalwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 704 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684.24 hectares hectares.

Wakalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 684.24 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 704
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Wakalwadi is the 79th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 684.24 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Wakalwadi

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

Wakalwadi lies about 88 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Wakalwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Pune 88 km

Villages closest to Wakalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakalwadi village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 79th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Wakalwadi village has 704 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakalwadi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Wakalwadi covers 684.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakalwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakalwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Wakalwadi.

Wakalwadi is about 88 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakalwadi is in Khed tehsil of Pune district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akharwadi (under 2 km), Arudewadi (under 2 km) and Bahirwadi (under 2 km).

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

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