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About Wahitkhed Village

Wahitkhed is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 37 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.75 hectares hectares.

Wahitkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahitkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 92.75 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 37
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahitkhed compares

By the 2011 count Wahitkhed is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 92.75 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Wahitkhed

Wahitkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wahitkhed as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wahitkhed from other places

Wahitkhed lies about 60 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Dadgaon, about 3.5 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 Wahitkhed
Nearest railway station Dadgaon 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 6.2 km
Nearest town Kāranja 6.2 km
District headquarters Washim 60 km

Villages closest to Wahitkhed

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 Wahitkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahitkhed village had a population of 68. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Wahitkhed village has 37 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahitkhed has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Wahitkhed covers 92.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wahitkhed falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wahitkhed is Dadgaon, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wahitkhed.

Wahitkhed is about 60 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahitkhed is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Dadgaon is about 3.5 km away. Karanja is about 6.2 km away. Kāranja is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamb (under 2 km), Gangapur (2.0 km) and Kamathwada (2.1 km).

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

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