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About Waki Village

Waki is a small village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 131 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares.

Waki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 131
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
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 Waki compares

By the 2011 count Waki is the 116th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Waki

Waki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waki 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 Waki from other places

Waki lies about 72 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Sape Wamane, about 23 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 Waki
Nearest town Mahād 18 km
Nearest railway station Sape Wamane 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 27 km
District headquarters Satara 72 km

Villages closest to Waki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waki village had a population of 272. That makes it the 116th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Waki village has 131 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waki has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Waki covers 312 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.

Waki falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waki is Sape Wamane, about 23 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 Waki.

Waki is about 72 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waki is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Mahād is about 18 km away. Sape Wamane is about 23 km away. Jaoli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhivadi (10.0 km), Kargaon (13 km) and Pali T Tamb (14 km).

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

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