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About Wagha Village

Wagha is a mid sized village in Jamkhed tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 361 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752 hectares hectares.

Wagha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Jamkhed
Area (hectares) 752 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 361
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wagha compares

By the 2011 count Wagha is the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents. Its 752 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Wagha

Wagha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wagha 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 Wagha from other places

Wagha lies about 6.1 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 4.2 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 Wagha
Nearest railway station Katol 4.2 km
Nearest town Kātol 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamkhed 6.1 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 6.1 km

Villages closest to Wagha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagha village had a population of 705. That makes it the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents.

Wagha village has 361 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Wagha covers 752 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wagha falls under Jamkhed tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wagha is Katol, about 4.2 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 Wagha.

Wagha is about 6.1 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wagha is in Jamkhed tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Katol is about 4.2 km away. Kātol is about 5.3 km away. Jamkhed is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamgaon (8.5 km), Dongaon (9.1 km) and Jamadarwadi (10 km).

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

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