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About Wakurde Kh Village

Wakurde Kh is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 887 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakurde Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakurde Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415408
Area (hectares) 683.14 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 887
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakurde Kh compares

By the 2011 count Wakurde Kh is the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 683.14 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Wakurde Kh

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

Wakurde Kh lies about 58 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, 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 Wakurde Kh
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 9.2 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 17 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 29 km
District headquarters Sangli 58 km

Villages closest to Wakurde Kh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirala 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 Wakurde Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakurde Kh village had a population of 1,847. That makes it the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Wakurde Kh village has 887 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakurde Kh has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Wakurde Kh is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakurde Kh covers 683.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakurde Kh falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakurde Kh is Shenoli, 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 Wakurde Kh.

Wakurde Kh is about 58 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakurde Kh is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 9.2 km away. Shahuwadi is about 17 km away. Shenoli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madalawadi (1.8 km), Antri Kh (2.3 km) and Wakurde Bk (2.6 km).

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

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