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- LGD code
- 535976
- Pincode
- 441110
- Post office
- Hingna
- Population
- 169
- Households
- 39
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1012 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 59
- Distance to district centre
- 94 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 107 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 737 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 398 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhuyar · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Pauni · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Walani compares
By population, Walani ranks #99 of 149 villages in Hingna mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
−8.7% vs mandal average
Walani65.1%
Hingna mandal73.8%
Nagpur district78.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,012
+102 vs mandal average
Walani1,012
Hingna mandal910
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Walani4.3
Hingna mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Walani at a glance
Walani is a village of 169 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Hingna taluka, Nagpur district, Maharashtra, the 99th-largest of 149 villages in Hingna taluka. Literacy is 65%, 9 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,012 women per 1,000 men. It lies 94 km from the Nagpur district centre, 10 km from Nanded, the nearest town, 14 km from Bhuyar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441110, served by Hingna post office; the LGD village code is 535976. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Pauni, 6 km away. The village votes in Wardha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar. The population is estimated at 199 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Walani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NAGPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 31
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 410.89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 131.14
- Forest area (ha)
- 141.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Walani
- LGD code
- 535976
- Pincode
- 441110
- Post office
- Hingna
- Population (Census 2011)
- 169
- Population (projected 2026)
- 199
- Households
- 39
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1012
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.78078°N, 79.69368°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar
- Block / Mandal
- Hingna
Getting there
How to reach Walani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai737 kmcapital
- Hyderabad398 km
- Chennai858 km
- Bengaluru897 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhuyar14 km
- Bus stopNilaj16 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Pauni6 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India22 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Petrol Pump15 km
- CollegeNisha Chitrakala & Shilpkala Mahavidyalaya25 km
- Police stationPolice Station26 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 441110
- Wagdara (I.Rithi)Hingna mandal9,437 pop
- RaipurHingna mandal8,653 pop
- HingnaHingna mandal7,668 pop
- KanholibaraHingna mandal6,844 pop
- Wagdara (Gumgaon)Hingna mandal3,108 pop
- Bid-GaneshpurHingna mandal2,399 pop
- Sawangi (Devali)Hingna mandal2,138 pop
- Khairi (Sita)Hingna mandal1,882 pop
- Amgaon (Devali)Hingna mandal1,687 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)