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About Wasari Village

Wasari is a large village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,889, made up of 1,492 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 880 hectares hectares.

Wasari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wasari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 880 hectares
Population 2,889
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wasari compares

By the 2011 count Wasari is the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 880 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Wasari

Wasari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wasari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wasari from other places

Wasari lies about 23 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 22 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 Wasari
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 16 km
Nearest town Risod 20 km
Nearest railway station Kata Road 22 km
District headquarters Washim 23 km

Villages closest to Wasari

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 Wasari

As per the Census of India 2011, Wasari village had a population of 2,889. That makes it the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Wasari village has 1,492 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wasari has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Wasari covers 880 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wasari falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wasari is Kata Road, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wasari.

Wasari is about 23 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wasari is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 16 km away. Risod is about 20 km away. Kata Road 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 Kotha (2.7 km), Dapuri Kh (2.8 km) and Dudhala (2.9 km).

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

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