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About Wadhavi Village

Wadhavi is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 942 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.26 hectares hectares.

Wadhavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadhavi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 660.26 hectares
Population 1,804
Male Population 942
Female Population 862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadhavi compares

By the 2011 count Wadhavi is the 14th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 660.26 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Wadhavi

Wadhavi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wadhavi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Wadhavi from other places

Wadhavi lies about 34 km from Washim. 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 Wadhavi
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 22 km
District headquarters Washim 34 km

Villages closest to Wadhavi

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 Wadhavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadhavi village had a population of 1,804. That makes it the 14th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Wadhavi village has 942 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadhavi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Wadhavi covers 660.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadhavi falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Wadhavi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wadhavi.

Wadhavi is about 34 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadhavi is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Mangrūl Pīr is about 3.2 km away. Karanja is about 22 km away. Washim is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahapur (2.6 km), Dhotra (3.8 km) and Belkhed (5.0 km).

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

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