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About Wayari Village

Wayari is a large village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,892, made up of 1,441 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wayari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wayari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416606
Area (hectares) 284.77 hectares
Population 2,892
Male Population 1,441
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wayari compares

By the 2011 count Wayari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 284.77 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Wayari

Wayari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wayari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wayari from other places

Wayari lies about 49 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 22 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 Wayari
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Kudal 22 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 40 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 49 km

Villages closest to Wayari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wayari village had a population of 2,892. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Wayari village has 1,441 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wayari has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Wayari is 416606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wayari covers 284.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wayari falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wayari is Kudal, about 22 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 km distance for Wayari.

Wayari is about 49 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wayari is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 2.3 km away. Kudal is about 22 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbharmath (2.7 km), Ghumade (3.2 km) and Kolamb (3.5 km).

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

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