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About Wadgaon Mendhe Village

Wadgaon Mendhe is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 397 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.59 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Mendhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon Mendhe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 294.59 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 397
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wadgaon Mendhe compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon Mendhe is the 68th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 294.59 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Wadgaon Mendhe

Wadgaon Mendhe is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Wadgaon Mendhe 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wadgaon Mendhe from other places

Wadgaon Mendhe lies about 44 km from Akola. 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 Wadgaon Mendhe
Tehsil headquarters Akot 5.0 km
District headquarters Akola 44 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon Mendhe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akot 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 Wadgaon Mendhe

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadgaon Mendhe village had a population of 773. That makes it the 68th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Wadgaon Mendhe village has 397 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon Mendhe has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Wadgaon Mendhe covers 294.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadgaon Mendhe falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Wadgaon Mendhe notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Wadgaon Mendhe is about 44 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon Mendhe is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 5.0 km away. Akola is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajnapur (under 2 km), Deulgaon (2.1 km) and Chandikapur (2.6 km).

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

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