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About Wanoja Village

Wanoja is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 935 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 836.84 hectares hectares.

Wanoja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wanoja village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 836.84 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 935
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wanoja compares

By the 2011 count Wanoja is the 40th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 836.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 922.

Getting to Wanoja

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

Wanoja lies about 24 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 18 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 Wanoja
Tehsil headquarters Risod 16 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 18 km
District headquarters Washim 24 km

Villages closest to Wanoja

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.

Common questions about Wanoja

As per the Census of India 2011, Wanoja village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 40th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Wanoja village has 935 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wanoja has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Wanoja covers 836.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wanoja falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wanoja is Kekatumar, about 18 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 Wanoja.

Wanoja is about 24 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wanoja is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 16 km away. Kekatumar is about 18 km away. Washim 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 Koyali Kh (2.7 km), Asegaon Pen (2.8 km) and Deulgaon Banda (3.0 km).

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

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