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About Vyad Village

Vyad is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,271, made up of 1,691 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1582 hectares hectares.

Vyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vyad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 1582 hectares
Population 3,271
Male Population 1,691
Female Population 1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vyad compares

By the 2011 count Vyad is the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1582 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 Vyad

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

Vyad lies about 27 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, 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 Vyad
Tehsil headquarters Risod 13 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 20 km
District headquarters Washim 27 km

Villages closest to Vyad

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 Vyad

As per the Census of India 2011, Vyad village had a population of 3,271. That makes it the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Vyad village has 1,691 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vyad has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Vyad covers 1582 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vyad falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vyad is Kekatumar, 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 Vyad.

Vyad is about 27 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vyad is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 13 km away. Kekatumar is about 20 km away. Washim is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghota (3.7 km), Chikhali (3.7 km) and Koyali Kh (4.2 km).

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

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