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About Wai Village

Wai is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 332 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1698 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 1698 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 332
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wai compares

By the 2011 count Wai is the 74th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 1698 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1064.

Getting to Wai

Wai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Wai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wai from other places

Wai lies about 32 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Wathar, about 27 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 Wai
Nearest town Wai under 2 km
Nearest railway station Wathar 27 km
District headquarters Satara 32 km

Villages closest to Wai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wai village had a population of 626. That makes it the 74th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Wai village has 332 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wai has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Wai is 412803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wai covers 1698 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wai falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wai is Wathar, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wai.

Wai is about 32 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wai is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about under 2 km away. Wathar is about 27 km away. Satara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maparwadi Vapanwadi (under 2 km), Pasarni (4.5 km) and Akoshi (13 km).

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

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