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About Wazegaon Village

Wazegaon is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 521 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.43 hectares hectares.

Wazegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wazegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 319.43 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 521
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wazegaon compares

By the 2011 count Wazegaon is the 42nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 319.43 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Wazegaon

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

How far is Wazegaon from other places

Wazegaon lies about 34 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 11 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 Wazegaon
Nearest railway station Shegaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 26 km
District headquarters Akola 34 km

Villages closest to Wazegaon

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.

Common questions about Wazegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Wazegaon village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Wazegaon village has 521 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wazegaon has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Wazegaon covers 319.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wazegaon falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wazegaon is Shegaon, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Wazegaon.

Wazegaon is about 34 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wazegaon is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shegaon is about 11 km away. Balapur is about 26 km away. Akola is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokha (under 2 km), Janorimail (1.5 km) and Hingana Nimba (2.5 km).

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

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