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About Wadi Village

Wadi is a large village in Ambarnath tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,210, made up of 1,666 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Ambarnath
Pincode 421301
Area (hectares) 677 hectares
Population 3,210
Male Population 1,666
Female Population 1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadi compares

By the 2011 count Wadi is the 8th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents. Its 677 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Wadi

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

How far is Wadi from other places

Wadi lies about 11 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is MIDC - Andheri, about 1.8 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 Wadi
Nearest town Powai 1.6 km
Nearest railway station MIDC - Andheri 1.8 km
District headquarters Thane 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambarnath 30 km

Villages closest to Wadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadi village had a population of 3,210. That makes it the 8th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents.

Wadi village has 1,666 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Wadi is 421301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadi covers 677 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadi falls under Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadi is MIDC - Andheri, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance for Wadi.

Wadi is about 11 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadi is in Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district. Powai is about 1.6 km away. MIDC - Andheri is about 1.8 km away. Thane is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulgaon (2.9 km), Chandap (3.4 km) and Sai (4.8 km).

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

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