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About Wadala Village

Wadala is one of the larger villages in Solapur North tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,144, made up of 2,661 males and 2,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1653.81 hectares hectares.

Wadala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur North
Area (hectares) 1653.81 hectares
Population 5,144
Male Population 2,661
Female Population 2,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadala compares

By the 2011 count Wadala is the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 1653.81 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Wadala

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

Wadala lies about 24 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pakni, about 18 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 Wadala
Nearest railway station Pakni 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur North 24 km
District headquarters Solapur 24 km
Nearest town Sholapur 24 km

Villages closest to Wadala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala village had a population of 5,144. That makes it the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Wadala village has 2,661 males and 2,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Wadala covers 1653.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadala falls under Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadala is Pakni, about 18 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 Wadala.

Wadala is about 24 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala is in Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district. Pakni is about 18 km away. Solapur North is about 24 km away. Solapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wangi (3.8 km), Nannaj (4.5 km) and Darfal (4.9 km).

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

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