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About Wapta Village

Wapta is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 626 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wapta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wapta village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 444404
Area (hectares) 331.59 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 626
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wapta compares

By the 2011 count Wapta is the 48th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 331.59 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 936.

Getting to Wapta

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

Wapta lies about 47 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 14 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 Wapta
Tehsil headquarters Manora 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Warudkhed 14 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 21 km
District headquarters Washim 47 km

Villages closest to Wapta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wapta village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 48th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Wapta village has 626 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wapta has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Wapta is 444404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wapta covers 331.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wapta falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wapta is Warudkhed, about 14 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 Wapta.

Wapta is about 47 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wapta is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 7.8 km away. Warudkhed is about 14 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundala (under 2 km), Umardari (under 2 km) and Hatti (2.1 km).

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

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