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About Wapti Village

Wapti is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 224 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.03 hectares hectares.

Wapti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wapti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 311.03 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 224
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wapti compares

By the 2011 count Wapti is the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 311.03 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Wapti

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

Wapti lies about 65 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Pohe, about 7.1 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 Wapti
Nearest railway station Pohe 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 10 km
Nearest town Kāranja 10 km
District headquarters Washim 65 km

Villages closest to Wapti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wapti village had a population of 442. That makes it the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Wapti village has 224 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wapti has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Wapti covers 311.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wapti falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wapti is Pohe, about 7.1 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 Wapti.

Wapti is about 65 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wapti is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Pohe is about 7.1 km away. Karanja is about 10 km away. Kāranja is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kupati (under 2 km), Bambarda (2.3 km) and Shemlai (2.4 km).

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

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