Washi | |
Other Name: | Wasi, Vashi, Vasi |
Settlement Type: | Small city |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 18.5422°N 75.7789°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Osmanabad |
Subdivision Type3: | Tahsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Washi |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 53.03 |
Elevation M: | 554 |
Population Total: | 27826 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank Info Sec1: | Osmanabad |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Paranda[1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 413503 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 02478 |
Iso Code: | IN-MH |
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.
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.