About Walhai Village

Walhai is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 523 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.65 hectares hectares.

Walhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walhai village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Karanja
Area (hectares)	711.65 hectares
Population	990
Male Population	523
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Walhai compares

By the 2011 count Walhai is the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 711.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Walhai

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

Walhai lies about 55 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Pohe, 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 Walhai
Nearest railway station	Pohe	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karanja	6.1 km
Nearest town	Kāranja	6.1 km
District headquarters	Washim	55 km

Villages closest to Walhai

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.

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Common questions about Walhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Walhai village had a population of 990. That makes it the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Walhai village has 523 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walhai has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Walhai covers 711.65 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.

Walhai falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walhai is Pohe, about 3.5 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 Walhai.

Walhai is about 55 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walhai is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Pohe is about 3.5 km away. Karanja is about 6.1 km away. Kāranja is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.