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About Wai Village

Wai is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 324 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812.94 hectares hectares.

Wai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 812.94 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 324
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wai compares

By the 2011 count Wai is the 47th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 812.94 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Wai

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

Wai lies about 29 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Rohna, about under 2 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 Wai
Nearest railway station Rohna under 2 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 20 km
District headquarters Wardha 29 km

Villages closest to Wai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wai village had a population of 623. That makes it the 47th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Wai village has 324 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wai has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Wai covers 812.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wai falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wai is Rohna, about under 2 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 Wai.

Wai is about 29 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wai is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Rohna is about under 2 km away. Pulgaon is about 14 km away. Arvi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohana (1.6 km), Gazipur (2.4 km) and Chor Amba (3.1 km).

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

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