Wani Tehsil - Yavatmal, Maharashtra
Wani is an administrative tehsil in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Wani is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kayar, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 98.9 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 927 km², including 911.37 km² rural area and 15.59 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 938 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Wani Tehsil
Wani Tehsil has a total of 167 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 | Agashi | Rural | Kolera |
| 2 | Aheri | Rural | Aheri |
| 3 | Akapur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 4 | Amlon | Rural | Chilai |
| 5 | Babapur | Rural | Babapur |
| 6 | Belghat | Rural | Palsoni |
| 7 | Belora | Rural | Belora |
| 8 | Besa | Rural | Besa |
| 9 | Bhalar | Rural | Bhallar |
| 10 | Bhandewada | Rural | Bhandewada |
| 11 | Bhurki | Rural | Bhurki |
| 12 | Bodad Bujurg | Rural | Bhandewada |
| 13 | Borda | Rural | Borda |
| 14 | Borgaon (Aheri) | Rural | Pimpalgaon |
| 15 | Borgaon(Mendholi) | Rural | Moharli |
| 16 | Borgoan(Van) | Rural | Borgaon |
| 17 | Bori | Rural | Bori |
| 18 | Bramhani | Rural | Brahmni |
| 19 | Chanakha | Rural | Chanakha |
| 20 | Chargaon | Rural | Chargaon |
| 21 | Chendkapur | Rural | Babapur |
| 22 | Chikhalgaon | Rural | Chilkhalgaon |
| 23 | Chikhali | Rural | Chikhali |
| 24 | Chilai | Rural | Chilai |
| 25 | Chincholi | Rural | Chincholi |
| 26 | Dahegaon (Gho) | Rural | Wirkund |
| 27 | Dahegaon (Vi) | Rural | Dahegaon |
| 28 | Deurwada | Rural | Bori |
| 29 | Dhabapur | Rural | Moharli |
| 30 | Dhakori | Rural | Dhakori |
| 31 | Dhandir U | Rural | Mandar |
| 32 | Dhoptala | Rural | Lalguda |
| 33 | Dhunki | Rural | Dorli |
| 34 | Dongargaon | Rural | Wirkund |
| 35 | Dorli | Rural | Dorli |
| 36 | Durgadi | Rural | Bhandewada |
| 37 | Fulora | Rural | Ghonsa |
| 38 | Gadeghat | Rural | Tejapur |
| 39 | Ganeshpur | Rural | Ganeshpur |
| 40 | Ghonsa | Rural | Ghonsa |
| 41 | Godgaon | Rural | Parsoda |
| 42 | Gondhala (U) | Rural | Kumbharkhani |
| 43 | Gopalpur | Rural | Warzadi |
| 44 | Gopalpur (Banda) | Rural | Khandala |
| 45 | Gowari (Ka) | Rural | Gowari K |
| 46 | Gowari(Pardi) | Rural | Gowari P |
| 47 | Hiwardhara | Rural | Kundra |
| 48 | Ijasan | Rural | Kumbharkhani |
| 49 | Jamni(U) | Rural | Bori |
| 50 | Jugad | Rural | Matholi |
| 51 | Junada | Rural | Pimpalgaon |
| 52 | Junoni (U) | Rural | Dorli |
| 53 | Kalmana (Bk.) | Rural | Kalamna Bk |
| 54 | Kalmana (Kh) | Rural | Kalamna Kd |
| 55 | Kawadshi | Rural | Kawadshi |
| 56 | Kayar | Rural | Kayar |
| 57 | Keshav Nagar | Rural | Welabai |
| 58 | Kesurli | Rural | Kesurliy |
| 59 | Khandla | Rural | Khandala |
| 60 | Khed (U) | Rural | Chilai |
| 61 | Khekadi (U) | Rural | Manki |
| 62 | Kolera | Rural | Kolera |
| 63 | Kolgaon | Rural | Kolgaon |
| 64 | Kona | Rural | Konha |
| 65 | Korambi | Rural | Maregaon K |
| 66 | Krishnanpur | Rural | Krishnapur |
| 67 | Kumbhari (U) | Rural | Naygaon Bk |
| 68 | Kumbharkhani | Rural | Kumbharkhani |
| 69 | Kundra | Rural | Kundra |
| 70 | Kurai | Rural | Kurai |
| 71 | Kurli | Rural | Kurli |
| 72 | Lalguda | Rural | Lalguda |
| 73 | Lathi | Rural | Lathi |
| 74 | Mahankalpur | Rural | Mahakalpur |
| 75 | Majra | Rural | Manzari |
| 76 | Malegaon(U) | Rural | Pathrpur |
| 77 | Mandar | Rural | Mandar |
| 78 | Manki | Rural | Manki |
| 79 | Maregaon(Ko) | Rural | Maregaon K |
| 80 | Matholi | Rural | Matholi |
| 81 | Mendholi | Rural | Mendoli |
| 82 | Modmajara(U) | Rural | Krishnapur |
| 83 | Mohada | Rural | Mohada |
| 84 | Mohorli | Rural | Moharli |
| 85 | Mundra (Ujad) | Rural | Kundra |
| 86 | Mungoli | Rural | Mangoli |
| 87 | Murdhoni | Rural | Mudhorni |
| 88 | Murti | Rural | Bori |
| 89 | Nagala | Rural | Manzari |
| 90 | Naigaon (Bu) | Rural | Naygaon Bk |
| 91 | Naigaon Kh | Rural | Naygaon Kdo |
| 92 | Nandepera | Rural | Nandepera |
| 93 | Nandgaon (U) | Rural | Dorli |
| 94 | Nawargaon | Rural | Navargaon |
| 95 | Nawegaon (Vi) | Rural | Wirkund |
| 96 | Nerad | Rural | Nerad |
| 97 | Nilapur | Rural | Nilapur |
| 98 | Niljai | Rural | Niljai |
| 99 | Nimbala (Road) | Rural | Dorli |
| 100 | Nimbala Bk | Rural | Niumbal Bk |
| 101 | Nimbala Kh. | Rural | Nimbhala |
| 102 | Nipani Pimpri (U) | Rural | Pathrpur |
| 103 | Niwali | Rural | Newali |
| 104 | Palsoda | Rural | Palsoni |
| 105 | Palsoni | Rural | Palsoni |
| 106 | Panchdhar(U) | Rural | Babapur |
| 107 | Paramdoh | Rural | Paramdoh |
| 108 | Pardi (Govari) (Ujad) | Rural | Shewala |
| 109 | Pardi(Van) | Rural | Gowari P |
| 110 | Parsoda (Ka) | Rural | Parsoda |
| 111 | Patharpur | Rural | Pathrpur |
| 112 | Pathri | Rural | Gowari P |
| 113 | Petur | Rural | Petur |
| 114 | Pimpalgaon | Rural | Pimpalgaon |
| 115 | Pimpari (Ka) | Rural | Pimpari Kd |
| 116 | Pimpri (Kolera) | Rural | Kolera |
| 117 | Pohana | Rural | Bhurki |
| 118 | Punvat Khand 1 | Rural | Punwat |
| 119 | Punvat Khand 2 | Rural | Punwat |
| 120 | Purad (Nerad) | Rural | Purad N |
| 121 | Purad (Punvat) | Rural | Purad (Punwat) |
| 122 | Rajur | Rural | Rajur |
| 123 | Rangana | Rural | Rangana |
| 124 | Rasa Khand 1 | Rural | Rasa |
| 125 | Rasa Khand 2 | Rural | Rasa |
| 126 | Sakhara (Dara) | Rural | Sakahra Dara |
| 127 | Sakhara (Ko) | Rural | Sakahra K |
| 128 | Sawangi | Rural | Sawangi |
| 129 | Sawarla | Rural | Sawarla |
| 130 | Shelu Bk | Rural | Shelu Bk |
| 131 | Shelu Kh | Rural | Shelu Kd |
| 132 | Shewala | Rural | Shewala |
| 133 | Shindola | Rural | Sindola |
| 134 | Shirgiri | Rural | Petur |
| 135 | Shirpur | Rural | Shirpur |
| 136 | Shivni (Jahangir) | Rural | Shivni J |
| 137 | Somnala | Rural | Nimbhala |
| 138 | Sonapur | Rural | Bhandewada |
| 139 | Sonegaon | Rural | Sonegaon |
| 140 | Suknegaon | Rural | Suknegaon |
| 141 | Surjapur (U) | Rural | Shirpur |
| 142 | Takli | Rural | Takli |
| 143 | Taroda | Rural | Taroda |
| 144 | Tejapur | Rural | Tejapur |
| 145 | Ukani Khand 1 | Rural | Ukani |
| 146 | Ukani Khand 2 | Rural | Ukani |
| 147 | Umari | Rural | Umari |
| 148 | Vangram Dhanuki (Motha Majra) | Rural | Krishnapur |
| 149 | Velabai | Rural | Yenak |
| 150 | Virkund | Rural | Wirkund |
| 151 | Vithalnagar | Rural | Wirkund |
| 152 | Vyankatpur(U) | Rural | Mudhorni |
| 153 | Wadgaon (Dhandir) | Rural | Waghdhara |
| 154 | Wadgaon Tip | Rural | Wadgaon |
| 155 | Wadhona Pilki | Rural | Pathrpur |
| 156 | Wadjapur | Rural | Wadjapur |
| 157 | Wagdara | Rural | Waghdhara |
| 158 | Wangram Dhunki (Motha Bajar) | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 159 | Wani | Urban | Not applicable |
| 160 | Wanjari | Rural | Wanjair |
| 161 | Wargaon | Rural | Wargaon |
| 162 | Warzadi | Rural | Wanjair |
| 163 | Welhala | Rural | Welabai |
| 164 | Yenad | Rural | Lathi |
| 165 | Yenak | Rural | Kawadshi |
| 166 | Zarpat | Rural | Palsoni |
| 167 | Zola | Rural | Zola |
Population of Wani Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Wani Tehsil has a total population of 2,13,668 people, consisting of 1,10,248 males and 1,03,420 females. There are 50,625 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 231 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,13,668 | 1,44,136 | 69,532 |
| Male Population | 1,10,248 | 74,636 | 35,612 |
| Female Population | 1,03,420 | 69,500 | 33,920 |
| Total Households | 50,625 | 34,999 | 15,626 |
| Population Density | 231 / km² | 158 / km² | 4,460 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,67,178 literate people and 22,838 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 20,429 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28,562 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) | 22,838 | 15,283 | 7,555 |
| Literate Population | 1,67,178 | 1,11,230 | 55,948 |
| Illiterate Population | 46,490 | 32,906 | 13,584 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 20,429 | 11,059 | 9,370 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 28,562 | 22,907 | 5,655 |
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.