Wada Tehsil - Palghar, Maharashtra
Wada is an administrative tehsil in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 749 km², including 733.76 km² of rural area and 14.75 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 939 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Wada Tehsil
Wada Tehsil has a total of 172 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aapati (Tarfe Kohoj) | Rural | Kharivali |
| 2 | Abitghar | Rural | Abitghar |
| 3 | Abje | Rural | Abje |
| 4 | Ainshet | Rural | Ainshet |
| 5 | Akhada | Rural | Akhada |
| 6 | Alman | Rural | Alman |
| 7 | Ambarbhui | Rural | Nandani |
| 8 | Ambhai | Rural | Ambhai |
| 9 | Ambiste Bk. | Rural | Ambistebk |
| 10 | Ambiste Kh. | Rural | Ambistebk |
| 11 | Amgaon | Rural | Ambhai |
| 12 | Asnas | Rural | Palsai |
| 13 | Avandhe | Rural | Vasuri Bk |
| 14 | Balivali | Rural | Balivali |
| 15 | Bavali | Rural | Abitghar |
| 16 | Bersheti | Rural | Khaire-Ambivali |
| 17 | Bhavehar | Rural | Bhaveghar |
| 18 | Bhopivali | Rural | Manda Vaveghar |
| 19 | Bilavali | Rural | Bilavali |
| 20 | Bilghar | Rural | Bilgahar |
| 21 | Biloshi | Rural | Biloshi |
| 22 | Borande | Rural | Palsai |
| 23 | Bramhangaon | Rural | Ambivali |
| 24 | Budhavali | Rural | Budhavali |
| 25 | Chambale | Rural | Chambale |
| 26 | Chendavali | Rural | Kuyalu |
| 27 | Chikhale | Rural | Chikhale |
| 28 | Chinchghar | Rural | Chinchghar |
| 29 | Dabhon | Rural | Gargaon |
| 30 | Dahe | Rural | Dahe |
| 31 | Dahivali Kumbhiste | Rural | Dahe |
| 32 | Dakivali | Rural | Dakivali |
| 33 | Desai | Rural | Harosale |
| 34 | Devali Tarf Kohaj | Rural | Manda Vaveghar |
| 35 | Devali Tarfe Wada | Rural | Devali |
| 36 | Devgaon | Rural | Tilgaon |
| 37 | Devghar | Rural | Devghar |
| 38 | Dhadhare | Rural | Shele |
| 39 | Dhapad | Rural | Shele |
| 40 | Dongaste | Rural | Dongaste |
| 41 | Gale | Rural | Sonshiv |
| 42 | Galtare | Rural | Galtare |
| 43 | Gandhare | Rural | Gandhare |
| 44 | Gargaon | Rural | Gargaon |
| 45 | Gates Bk. | Rural | Gates Bk |
| 46 | Gates Kh. | Rural | Gates Bk |
| 47 | Gaurapur | Rural | Gaurapur |
| 48 | Ghonsai | Rural | Ghonsai |
| 49 | Goleghar | Rural | Chikhale |
| 50 | Gorad | Rural | Gorad |
| 51 | Gorhe | Rural | Gorhe |
| 52 | Guhir | Rural | Guhir |
| 53 | Gunj | Rural | Gunj |
| 54 | Hamarapur | Rural | Hamrapur |
| 55 | Harosale | Rural | Harosale |
| 56 | Jale | Rural | Khaire-Ambivali |
| 57 | Jamghar | Rural | Jamghar |
| 58 | Kadivali | Rural | Varale |
| 59 | Kalambhai | Rural | Palsai |
| 60 | Kalambhe | Rural | Kalambhe |
| 61 | Kalambholi | Rural | Balivali |
| 62 | Kalamkhand | Rural | Kalamkhand |
| 63 | Kambare | Rural | Kambare |
| 64 | Kanchad | Rural | Kanchad |
| 65 | Kapari | Rural | Bilgahar |
| 66 | Karanje | Rural | Sapane Bk |
| 67 | Karanjpada | Rural | Hamrapur |
| 68 | Kasghar | Rural | Kasghar |
| 69 | Kati | Rural | Budhavali |
| 70 | Kelthan | Rural | Kelthan |
| 71 | Khaire Ambivali | Rural | Khaire-Ambivali |
| 72 | Khaire Tarf Wada | Rural | Manivali |
| 73 | Khanivali | Rural | Khanivali |
| 74 | Kharivali Tarf Kohoj | Rural | Kharivali |
| 75 | Kharivali Tarf Poulbar | Rural | Bilavali |
| 76 | Khodade | Rural | Ogada |
| 77 | Khupari | Rural | Khupari |
| 78 | Khutal | Rural | Ambhai |
| 79 | Kiravali | Rural | Varale |
| 80 | Kolim Sarovar | Rural | Shele |
| 81 | Kondhale | Rural | Kondhale |
| 82 | Kone | Rural | Kone |
| 83 | Konsai | Rural | Konsai |
| 84 | Kudus | Rural | Kudus |
| 85 | Kumdal | Rural | Suponde |
| 86 | Kurle | Rural | Guhir |
| 87 | Kusavade | Rural | Tuse |
| 88 | Kuyalu | Rural | Kuyalu |
| 89 | Lakhamapur | Rural | Jamghar |
| 90 | Lohape | Rural | Kelthan |
| 91 | Malonda | Rural | Sarshi |
| 92 | Mandava | Rural | Mandava |
| 93 | Mande | Rural | Manda Vaveghar |
| 94 | Mangathane | Rural | Sapronde |
| 95 | Mangrul | Rural | Mangarul |
| 96 | Manivali | Rural | Manivali |
| 97 | Met | Rural | Ghonsai |
| 98 | Mhaswal | Rural | Kondhale |
| 99 | Moj | Rural | Moj |
| 100 | Munguste | Rural | Manda Vaveghar |
| 101 | Musarne | Rural | Musarne |
| 102 | Nandani Gaigotha | Rural | Nandani |
| 103 | Nane | Rural | Sange-Nane |
| 104 | Nare | Rural | Nare |
| 105 | Neharoli | Rural | Neharoli |
| 106 | Nichole | Rural | Nichole |
| 107 | Nimbavali | Rural | Kelthan |
| 108 | Nishet | Rural | Kalambhe |
| 109 | Ogada | Rural | Ogada |
| 110 | Pachghar | Rural | Ogada |
| 111 | Pali | Rural | Posheri |
| 112 | Palsai | Rural | Palsai |
| 113 | Parali | Rural | Parali |
| 114 | Paste | Rural | Manivali |
| 115 | Pethranjani | Rural | Ainshet |
| 116 | Phanasgaon | Rural | Ogada |
| 117 | Pik | Rural | Pik |
| 118 | Pimpalas | Rural | Pimpalas |
| 119 | Pimparoli | Rural | Moj |
| 120 | Pinjal | Rural | Gargaon |
| 121 | Posheri | Rural | Posheri |
| 122 | Raysalgaon | Rural | Suponde |
| 123 | Sange | Rural | Sange-Nane |
| 124 | Sapane Bk. | Rural | Sapane Bk |
| 125 | Sapane Kh. | Rural | Sapane Bk |
| 126 | Saparonde | Rural | Sapronde |
| 127 | Sarasohol | Rural | Sarasohal |
| 128 | Sarshi | Rural | Sarshi |
| 129 | Sasane | Rural | Manivali |
| 130 | Satronde | Rural | Ujjaini |
| 131 | Savarkhand | Rural | Chikhale |
| 132 | Shele | Rural | Shele |
| 133 | Shelte | Rural | Shelte |
| 134 | Shil | Rural | Sarasohal |
| 135 | Shilottar | Rural | Pik |
| 136 | Shirsad | Rural | Kasghar |
| 137 | Shivneri | Rural | Kuyalu |
| 138 | Sonale Bk. | Rural | Sonale |
| 139 | Sonale Kh. | Rural | Sonale |
| 140 | Sonshiv | Rural | Sonshiv |
| 141 | Suponde | Rural | Suponde |
| 142 | Thunave | Rural | Devali |
| 143 | Tilase | Rural | Moj |
| 144 | Tilgaon | Rural | Tilgaon |
| 145 | Tilmal | Rural | Ogada |
| 146 | Torane | Rural | Kuyalu |
| 147 | Tuse | Rural | Tuse |
| 148 | Uchat | Rural | Uchat |
| 149 | Ujjaini | Rural | Ujjaini |
| 150 | Umrothe | Rural | Devali |
| 151 | Usar | Rural | Usar |
| 152 | Vadavali Tarf Gargaon | Rural | Akhada |
| 153 | Vadavali Tarf Poulbar | Rural | Vadavali |
| 154 | Vadavali Tarf Sonale | Rural | Bilgahar |
| 155 | Vaghote | Rural | Shelte |
| 156 | Vaitarnanagar | Rural | Abje |
| 157 | Varai Bk. | Rural | Moj |
| 158 | Varai Kh. | Rural | Moj |
| 159 | Varale | Rural | Varale |
| 160 | Vardha | Rural | Sapronde |
| 161 | Varnol | Rural | Khaire-Ambivali |
| 162 | Varsale | Rural | Varsale |
| 163 | Vasuri Bk | Rural | Vasuri Bk |
| 164 | Vasuri Kh. | Rural | Biloshi |
| 165 | Vaveghar | Rural | Manda Vaveghar |
| 166 | Vijaygad | Rural | Dongaste |
| 167 | Vijaypur | Rural | Kone |
| 168 | Vilkos Tarf Konpati | Rural | Moj |
| 169 | Vilkos Tarf Vada | Rural | Sarasohal |
| 170 | Virhe | Rural | Ujjaini |
| 171 | Wada | Urban | Not applicable |
| 172 | Zadkhaire | Rural | Khaire-Ambivali |
Population of Wada Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Wada Tehsil had a total population of 1,78,370 people living in 39,303 households. The population comprised 91,990 males and 86,380 females, with an average population density of 238 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,78,370 | 1,54,416 | 23,954 |
| Male Population | 91,990 | 79,495 | 12,495 |
| Female Population | 86,380 | 74,921 | 11,459 |
| Total Households | 39,303 | 33,717 | 5,586 |
| Population Density | 238 / km² | 210 / km² | 1,624 / km² |
Wada Tehsil had 1,12,639 literate people and 24,120 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 4,482 and 1,01,709 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 24,120 | 21,088 | 3,032 |
| Literate Population | 1,12,639 | 94,576 | 18,063 |
| Illiterate Population | 65,731 | 59,840 | 5,891 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 4,482 | 3,172 | 1,310 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 1,01,709 | 96,523 | 5,186 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.