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About Wagalgaon Village

Wagalgaon is a mid sized village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 287 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wagalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagalgaon village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585411
Area (hectares) 311.69 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 287
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wagalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Wagalgaon is the 118th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 311.69 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Wagalgaon

Wagalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wagalgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wagalgaon from other places

Wagalgaon lies about 49 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Wagalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 13 km
Nearest town Bhālki 13 km
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 14 km
District headquarters Bidar 49 km

Villages closest to Wagalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalki tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Wagalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagalgaon village had a population of 549. That makes it the 118th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Wagalgaon village has 287 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagalgaon has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Wagalgaon is 585411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wagalgaon covers 311.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wagalgaon falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Wagalgaon is Kalagapura, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wagalgaon.

Wagalgaon is about 49 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wagalgaon is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Bhalki is about 13 km away. Bhālki is about 13 km away. Kalagapura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jirgyal (under 2 km), Khudawandpur (1.9 km) and Bhatsangvi (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Wagalgaon today is likely to be higher.

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