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About Wadi Wakad Village

Wadi Wakad is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 353 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadi Wakad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadi Wakad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444506
Area (hectares) 482.83 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 353
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadi Wakad compares

By the 2011 count Wadi Wakad is the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 482.83 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 922.

Getting to Wadi Wakad

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

Wadi Wakad lies about 50 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 46 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 Wadi Wakad
Tehsil headquarters Risod 13 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 46 km
District headquarters Washim 50 km

Villages closest to Wadi 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.

Common questions about Wadi Wakad

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadi Wakad village had a population of 717. That makes it the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Wadi Wakad village has 353 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadi Wakad has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

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

Wadi Wakad covers 482.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadi Wakad falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadi Wakad is Kekatumar, about 46 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 Wadi Wakad.

Wadi Wakad is about 50 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadi Wakad is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 13 km away. Kekatumar is about 46 km away. Washim is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimparkhed (2.6 km), Borkhedi (3.2 km) and Wakad (3.7 km).

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

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