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 forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 927 km², including 911.37 km² of rural area and 15.59 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 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
According to the 2011 Census, Wani Tehsil had a total population of 2,13,668 people living in 50,625 households. The population comprised 1,10,248 males and 1,03,420 females, with an average population density of 231 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| 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 |
Wani Tehsil had 1,67,178 literate people and 22,838 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 20,429 and 28,562 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| 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.