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About Wajali Village

Wajali is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 418 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wajali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wajali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 369.22 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 418
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wajali compares

By the 2011 count Wajali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 369.22 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Wajali

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

Wajali lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Wajali
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 7.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Wajali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wajali village had a population of 849. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Wajali village has 418 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wajali has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Wajali is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wajali covers 369.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wajali falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Wajali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 village for Wajali.

Wajali is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wajali is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ali Laga Bhimli (under 2 km), Bajali (under 2 km) and Balibou (under 2 km).

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

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