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About Wakapur Village

Wakapur is a small village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 157 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.05 hectares hectares.

Wakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 490.05 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 157
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Wakapur compares

By the 2011 count Wakapur is the 111th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 490.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 925.

Getting to Wakapur

Wakapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wakapur 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 Wakapur from other places

Wakapur lies about 26 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 15 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 Wakapur
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 14 km
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 24 km
District headquarters Washim 26 km

Villages closest to Wakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakapur village had a population of 319. That makes it the 111th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Wakapur village has 157 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakapur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Wakapur covers 490.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wakapur falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakapur is Amanwadi, about 15 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 Wakapur.

Wakapur is about 26 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakapur is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Mangrūl Pīr is about 14 km away. Amanwadi is about 15 km away. Malegaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonala (under 2 km), Mairaldoh (4.0 km) and Kinhiraja (4.4 km).

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

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