Wai Tehsil - Satara, Maharashtra

Wai is an administrative tehsil in the Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Wai is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Wathar, while the nearest airport is Pune Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 54.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 624 km², including 615.48 km² rural area and 8.65 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1005 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Wai Tehsil

Wai Tehsil has a total of 121 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	Abhepuri	Rural	Abhepuri
2	Akoshi	Rural	Akoshi
3	Ambedarawadi	Rural	Asare
4	Amrutwadi	Rural	Amrutwadi
5	Anavadi	Rural	Anavadi
6	Anpatwadi	Rural	Anpatwadi
7	Asagaon	Rural	Akoshi
8	Asale	Rural	Asale
9	Asare	Rural	Asare
10	Balakavadi	Rural	Balkawadi
11	Baleghar	Rural	Baleghar
12	Bavdhan	Rural	Waghjaiwadi
13	Belamachi	Rural	Belmachi
14	Bhivadi	Rural	Wasole
15	Bhivadi Punarvasit	Rural	Bhivadi (R.H.V.)
16	Bhogaon	Rural	Bhogaon
17	Bhuinj	Rural	Bhuinj
18	Bopardi	Rural	Bopardi
19	Bopegaon	Rural	Bopegaon
20	Borgaon Bk.	Rural	Borgaon
21	Borgaon Kh.	Rural	Borgaon
22	Boriv	Rural	Boriv
23	Chandak	Rural	Chandak
24	Chandvadi	Rural	Chandawadi
25	Chikhali	Rural	Chikhali
26	Chindhawali	Rural	Chindhawali
27	Dahyat	Rural	Dahyat
28	Darewadi	Rural	Darewadi
29	Dasvadi	Rural	Dasavadi
30	Degaon	Rural	Degaon
31	Dhavadi	Rural	Dhavadi
32	Dhavali	Rural	Malatpur
33	Dhom	Rural	Dhom
34	Duichivadi	Rural	Yeruli
35	Ekasar	Rural	Ekasar
36	Gadhavewadi	Rural	Gadhavewadi
37	Gherakelanja	Rural	Vadoli
38	Golegaon	Rural	Golegaon
39	Golewadi	Rural	Golegaon
40	Gove	Rural	Wasole
41	Govedigar	Rural	Govedigar
42	Gulumb	Rural	Gulumb
43	Gundewadi	Rural	Gundewadi
44	Jamb	Rural	Jamb
45	Jambhali	Rural	Jambhali
46	Jambhulane	Rural	Vyajwadi
47	Jor	Rural	Jor
48	Kadegaon	Rural	Kadegaon
49	Kalambhe	Rural	Kalambhe
50	Kalangwadi	Rural	Kalangwadi
51	Kanur	Rural	Kanur
52	Kawathe	Rural	Kawathe
53	Kenjal	Rural	Kenjal
54	Khadaki	Rural	Khadaki
55	Khalachi Belmachi	Rural	Belmachi
56	Khanapur	Rural	Khanapur
57	Khavali	Rural	Khavali
58	Kholvadi	Rural	Kholvadi
59	Kikali	Rural	Kikali
60	Kironde	Rural	Kironde
61	Kochalewadi	Rural	Mandhardev
62	Kondhavale	Rural	Kondhawale
63	Kondhavali Bk	Rural	Kondhavali- Bk.
64	Kondhavali Kh	Rural	Kondhavali- Bk.
65	Kusgaon	Rural	Kusgaon
66	Logadwadi	Rural	Lagadwadi
67	Lohare	Rural	Lohare
68	Malatpur	Rural	Malatpur
69	Malusurewadi	Rural	Vyajwadi
70	Mandhardeo	Rural	Mandhardev
71	Maparwadi Wakanvadi	Rural	Lagadwadi
72	Menavali	Rural	Menavali
73	Mohodekarwadi	Rural	Mohodekarwadi
74	Mugaon	Rural	Mugaon
75	Mungasewadi	Rural	Mungsewadi
76	Nagewadi	Rural	Nagewadi
77	Nandgane	Rural	Nandgane
78	Nhalewadi	Rural	Mugaon
79	Nikamwadi	Rural	Nikamwadi
80	Oholi	Rural	Oholi
81	Ozarde	Rural	Ozarde
82	Pachputewadi	Rural	Abhepuri
83	Panas	Rural	Asare
84	Panchwad	Rural	Pachwad
85	Pande	Rural	Pande
86	Pandewadi	Rural	Pandewadi
87	Pandharechiwadi	Rural	Pandhrechiwadi
88	Paratavadi	Rural	Paratavadi
89	Parkhandi	Rural	Parakhandi
90	Pasarni	Rural	Pasarani
91	Pirachiwadi	Rural	Gundewadi
92	Punarvasit Dhom	Rural	Dhom (Reh)
93	Rautwadi	Rural	Rautwadi
94	Renawale	Rural	Renavale
95	Satalewadi	Rural	Satalewadi
96	Shelarwadi	Rural	Shelarwadi
97	Shendurjane	Rural	Shendurjane
98	Shirgaon	Rural	Shirgaon
99	Sidhdanathwadi	Rural	Yashwantnagsr
100	Songirwadi	Rural	Yashwantnagsr
101	Sultanpur	Rural	Sultanpur
102	Surur	Rural	Surur
103	Udatare	Rural	Udatare
104	Ulumb	Rural	Balkawadi
105	Vadoli	Rural	Vadoli
106	Vahagaon	Rural	Vahagaon
107	Vaigaon	Rural	Vayagaon
108	Varkhadwadi	Rural	Varkhadwadi
109	Vasole	Rural	Wasole
110	Velang	Rural	Velang
111	Vele	Rural	Vele
112	Virmade	Rural	Virmade
113	Vithalwadi	Rural	Vithalwadi
114	Vyahali	Rural	Boriv
115	Vyahali Punervasan	Rural	Vyahali
116	Vyajawadi	Rural	Vyajwadi
117	Wadachiwadi	Rural	Abhepuri
118	Wadkarwadi	Rural	Chikhali
119	Wai (Rural)	Rural	Shahabag
120	Washivali	Rural	Washivali
121	Yeruli	Rural	Yeruli

Population of Wai Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Wai Tehsil has a total population of 2,00,269 people, consisting of 99,865 males and 1,00,404 females. There are 45,050 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 321 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,00,269	1,63,453	36,816
Male Population	99,865	81,313	18,552
Female Population	1,00,404	82,140	18,264
Total Households	45,050	36,750	8,300
Population Density	321 / km²	266 / km²	4,256 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,52,696 literate people and 20,821 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 18,244 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4,741 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	20,821	17,044	3,777
Literate Population	1,52,696	1,23,309	29,387
Illiterate Population	47,573	40,144	7,429
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	18,244	14,445	3,799
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	4,741	3,740	1,001

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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Wai (वाई)
District	Satara
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Wathar
Total Area	624 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1005
Total Population (2011)	2,00,269
Density	321/km²
Total Villages	121

Nearby Tehsils in Satara
Jaoli	Karad
Khandala	Khatav
Koregaon	Mahabaleshwar
Man	Patan
Phaltan	Satara