About Washi Village

Washi is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 983 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Washi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Washi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Wardha
Tehsil	Samudrapur
Pincode	442305
Area (hectares)	671.21 hectares
Population	1,952
Male Population	983
Female Population	969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Washi compares

By the 2011 count Washi is the 10th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 671.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Washi

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

Washi lies about 52 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 20 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 Washi
Tehsil headquarters	Samudrapur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Nagri	20 km
Nearest town	Hinganghāt	21 km
District headquarters	Wardha	52 km

Villages closest to Washi

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

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Common questions about Washi

As per the Census of India 2011, Washi village had a population of 1,952. That makes it the 10th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Washi village has 983 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Washi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Washi is 442305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Washi covers 671.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Washi falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Washi is Nagri, about 20 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 Washi.

Washi is about 52 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Washi is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 16 km away. Nagri is about 20 km away. Hinganghāt is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.