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About Wai Village

Wai is a small village in Deoli tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 26 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Deoli
Pincode 442101
Area (hectares) 238.36 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 26
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wai compares

By the 2011 count Wai is the 85th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 238.36 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Wai

Wai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 Deoli 26 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 Deoli 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 46. That makes it the 85th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Wai village has 26 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wai has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Wai is 442101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wai covers 238.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wai falls under Deoli 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Deoli tehsil of Wardha district. Rohna is about under 2 km away. Pulgaon is about 14 km away. Deoli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamdapur (3.8 km), Krishnapur (4.9 km) and Bahaddarpur (6.8 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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