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About Wasri Village

Wasri is a mid sized village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 768 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 914.19 hectares hectares.

Wasri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wasri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 914.19 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 768
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wasri compares

By the 2011 count Wasri is the 28th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 914.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Wasri

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

Wasri lies about 42 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalkutti, about 36 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 Wasri
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 8.5 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalkutti 36 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 42 km

Villages closest to Wasri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wasri village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 28th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Wasri village has 768 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wasri has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Wasri covers 914.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wasri falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wasri is Pimpalkutti, about 36 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 Wasri.

Wasri is about 42 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wasri is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 8.5 km away. Ghātanji is about 8.5 km away. Pimpalkutti is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marweli (2.1 km), Mandawa (2.4 km) and Kopra (3.6 km).

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

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