Washi, Osmanabad
Washi
Wasi, Vashi, Vasi | |
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Small city | |
  Washi Location in Maharashtra, India  Washi Washi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°32′32″N 075°46′44″E / 18.54222°N 75.77889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Osmanabad |
| Tahsil | Washi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Nagar panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.03 km2 (20.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,826 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 413503 |
| Telephone code | 02478 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Osmanabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Paranda[1] |
| Website | maharashtra |
Washi is a Nagar panchayat village[2] and the headquarters of Washi taluka in Bhoom subdivision of Osmanabad district of Maharashtra state in India.[3][4] The village of Washi is 22 km by road northeast of the town of Bhoom, and 25 km by road northwest of Yermala. The nearest railway station is 40 km by road southwest to Yedshi in Osmanabad District.
There are two villages in the Washi Nagar panchayat: Washi, Kavdewadi, Kelewadi.[4]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2001 India census the village of Washi had 13,338 inhabitants, with 6,948 males (52.1%) and 6,390 females (47.9%), for a gender ratio of 920 females for every thousand males.[5]
In the 2011 India census the village of Washi was reported as having 7,826 inhabitants.[6] There is no explanation of the decrease from 2001 to 2011.
References
[edit]- ^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India.
- ^ 2011 Village Panchayat Code = 186433, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Washi, Osmanabad, Maharashtra". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
- ^ 2001 Census Village code = 03608700, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 701. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011.
- ^ a b 2011 Census Village code = 561262, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Washi Nagar Panchayat, Washi, Osmanabad, Maharashtra". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
- ^ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Washi". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- ^ "NPR Report: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Washi". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
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