About Wadegaon Village

Wadegaon is one of the larger villages in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,257, made up of 9,296 males and 8,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4080.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadegaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Balapur
Pincode	444502
Area (hectares)	4080.71 hectares
Population	18,257
Male Population	9,296
Female Population	8,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadegaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadegaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 4080.71 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Wadegaon

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

Wadegaon lies about 21 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gaigaon, about 16 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 Wadegaon
Tehsil headquarters	Balapur	12 km
Nearest town	Bālāpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Gaigaon	16 km
District headquarters	Akola	21 km

Villages closest to Wadegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadegaon village had a population of 18,257. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Wadegaon village has 9,296 males and 8,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadegaon has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Wadegaon is 444502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadegaon covers 4080.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadegaon falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadegaon is Gaigaon, about 16 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 village for Wadegaon.

Wadegaon is about 21 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadegaon is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Balapur is about 12 km away. Bālāpur is about 12 km away. Gaigaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.