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About Waka Village

Waka is a mid sized village in Banswara tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 719 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Banswara
Pincode 327001
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 719
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waka compares

By the 2011 count Waka is the 84th largest of the 319 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,050 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Waka

Waka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Waka from other places

Waka lies about 27 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dungarpur, about 61 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 Waka
Nearest town Sāgwāra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Banswara 27 km
Nearest railway station Dungarpur 61 km

Villages closest to Waka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waka village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 84th largest of the 319 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,050 residents.

Waka village has 719 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waka has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Waka is 327001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waka covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waka falls under Banswara tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Waka is Dungarpur, about 61 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Waka.

Waka is about 27 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waka is in Banswara tehsil of Banswara district. Sāgwāra is about 23 km away. Banswara is about 27 km away. Dungarpur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagra (6.1 km), Bhawanpura (9.7 km) and Bhawanpura Thikariya (9.7 km).

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

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