Washi, Osmanabad Explained

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.

Demographics

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District. National Informatics Centre, Government of India.
  2. 2011 Village Panchayat Code = 186433, Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Washi, Osmanabad, Maharashtra. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  3. 2001 Census Village code = 03608700, Web site: 2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 701. https://web.archive.org/web/20111113195156/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/DIR-27r.pdf. 13 November 2011. live.
  4. 2011 Census Village code = 561262, Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Washi Nagar Panchayat, Washi, Osmanabad, Maharashtra. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  5. Web site: Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Washi. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  6. Web site: NPR Report: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Washi. 2011. National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.