About Wai Village

Wai is a mid sized village in Kelapur tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 473 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775.44 hectares hectares.

Wai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wai village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Kelapur
Area (hectares)	775.44 hectares
Population	940
Male Population	473
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wai compares

By the 2011 count Wai is the 45th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 775.44 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 973.

Getting to Wai

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

Wai lies about 55 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rohna, about under 2 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 Wai
Nearest railway station	Rohna	under 2 km
Nearest town	Pulgaon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kelapur	17 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	55 km

Villages closest to Wai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wai village had a population of 940. That makes it the 45th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Wai village has 473 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wai has about 987 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 973.

Wai covers 775.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wai falls under Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wai is Rohna, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Wai.

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

Wai is in Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district. Rohna is about under 2 km away. Pulgaon is about 14 km away. Kelapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.