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About Wakheda Village

Wakheda is a mid sized village in Deoli tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 532 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Deoli
Pincode 442101
Area (hectares) 868.1 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 532
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakheda compares

By the 2011 count Wakheda is the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 868.1 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Wakheda

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

Wakheda lies about 22 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Dahegaon, about 16 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 Wakheda
Tehsil headquarters Deoli 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Dahegaon 16 km
Nearest town Sindi 22 km
District headquarters Wardha 22 km

Villages closest to Wakheda

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 Wakheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakheda village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Wakheda village has 532 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakheda has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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

Wakheda covers 868.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakheda falls under Deoli tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakheda is Dahegaon, about 16 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 Wakheda.

Wakheda is about 22 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakheda is in Deoli tehsil of Wardha district. Deoli is about 7.5 km away. Dahegaon is about 16 km away. Sindi 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 Kajalsara (2.0 km), Singarwadi (2.2 km) and Kolhapur (2.4 km).

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

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