About Wakad Village

Wakad is one of the larger villages in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,215, made up of 2,675 males and 2,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2264.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Pincode	444506
Area (hectares)	2264.8 hectares
Population	5,215
Male Population	2,675
Female Population	2,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakad compares

By the 2011 count Wakad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 2264.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Wakad

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

Wakad lies about 47 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 43 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 Wakad
Tehsil headquarters	Risod	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	43 km
District headquarters	Washim	47 km

Villages closest to Wakad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakad village had a population of 5,215. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Wakad village has 2,675 males and 2,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakad has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Wakad is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakad covers 2264.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakad falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakad is Kekatumar, about 43 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 village for Wakad.

Wakad is about 47 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakad is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 12 km away. Kekatumar is about 43 km away. Washim is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.