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About Wakadpada Village

Wakadpada is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 391 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakadpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakadpada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Pincode 401604
Area (hectares) 342.13 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 391
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakadpada compares

By the 2011 count Wakadpada is the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 342.13 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Wakadpada

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

Wakadpada lies about 79 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 13 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 Wakadpada
Nearest railway station Kasara 13 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mokhada 22 km
District headquarters Thane 79 km

Villages closest to Wakadpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakadpada village had a population of 787. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Wakadpada village has 391 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakadpada has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Wakadpada is 401604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakadpada covers 342.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakadpada falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakadpada is Kasara, about 13 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 Wakadpada.

Wakadpada is about 79 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakadpada is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 13 km away. Igatpuri is about 16 km away. Mokhada is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kochale (3.5 km), Karegaon (4.0 km) and Khodala (4.6 km).

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

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