About Wajgod Village

Wajgod is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 145 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wajgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wajgod village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Siddapur
Pincode	581322
Area (hectares)	381.26 hectares
Population	276
Male Population	145
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wajgod compares

By the 2011 count Wajgod is the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 381.26 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1010.

Getting to Wajgod

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

How far is Wajgod from other places

Wajgod lies about 43 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 23 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 Wajgod
Tehsil headquarters	Siddapur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Talaguppa	23 km
Nearest town	Kumta	36 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	43 km

Villages closest to Wajgod

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

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Common questions about Wajgod

As per the Census of India 2011, Wajgod village had a population of 276. That makes it the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Wajgod village has 145 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wajgod has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Wajgod is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wajgod covers 381.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wajgod falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Wajgod is Talaguppa, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wajgod.

Wajgod is about 43 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wajgod is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 18 km away. Talaguppa is about 23 km away. Kumta is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.