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About Wade Village

Wade is a mid sized village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 842 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Pincode 416805
Area (hectares) 894 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 842
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wade compares

By the 2011 count Wade is the 21st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 894 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Wade

Wade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wade 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. The nearest villages by name are Valivande, Vijaydurg, Virwadi and Vitthaladevi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wade

As per the Census of India 2011, Wade village had a population of 1,728. That makes it the 21st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Wade village has 842 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wade has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Wade is 416805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wade covers 894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wade falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Wade notes the nearest railway station 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 Wade.

Wade is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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