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About Wami Village

Wami is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 990 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498 hectares hectares.

Wami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wami village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 498 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 990
Female Population 1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wami compares

By the 2011 count Wami is the 100th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 498 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Wami

Wami is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wami as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Wami from other places

Wami lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 19 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 Wami
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 23 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Wami

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wami village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 100th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Wami village has 990 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wami has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Wami covers 498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wami falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wami is Harpalganj, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wami.

Wami is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wami is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 19 km away. Machhlishahr is about 23 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihia Ta Vami (under 2 km), Banbeerpur (2.8 km) and Chaknaharmau (4.5 km).

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

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