Washi taluka explained

Washi Tahsil
Other Name:Vashi Tahsil, Vasi Tahsil, Wasi Tahsil
Settlement Type:tehsil
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:18.5333°N 120°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Osmanabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:92173
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

Washi Tahsil is a tahsil/taluka (subdistrict) in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau of India. The town of Washi is the administrative headquarters of the tahsil. There are forty-three panchayat villages in Washi Tahsil.[2]

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, Washi Tahsil had a population of 95,434, with 49,346 (51.7%) males and 46,088 (48.3%) females, for a gender ratio of 934 females per thousand males.[3]

In the 2011 census, Washi Tahsil had 92,173 inhabitants[4] and a gender ratio of 918 females per thousand males.[5] The tahsil was 100% rural. The literacy rate in 2011 was 75.09% overall in Washi Tahsil, with a rate of 85.26% for males and 64.22% for females.[6] In 2011 in Washi Tahsil, 11.3% of the population was 0 to 6 years of age. There was no explanation for the decrease in population from 2001 to 2010 for the tahsil, but the village of Washi suffered even a higher percentage decrease.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District. National Informatics Centre, Government of India.
  2. Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Washi, Osmanabad, Maharashtra. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  3. Web site: Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Washi. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  4. Web site: Population, Child Population in the age-group 0-6 and Literates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tahsils 2011: Maharashtra. 40. Press Information Bureau, Mumbai.
  5. Web site: Sex ratio of Population and Child Population in the age-group 0-6, State, Districts, Tahsils 2011: Maharashtra. 8. Press Information Bureau, Mumbai.
  6. Web site: Literacy rates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tahsils 2011: Maharashtra. 17. Press Information Bureau, Mumbai.