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About Waghajali Village

Waghajali is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 499 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.57 hectares hectares.

Waghajali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghajali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 254.57 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 499
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghajali compares

By the 2011 count Waghajali is the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 254.57 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 932.

Getting to Waghajali

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

Waghajali lies about 21 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 9.8 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 Waghajali
Nearest town Pātūr 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 21 km
District headquarters Akola 21 km

Villages closest to Waghajali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghajali village had a population of 963. That makes it the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Waghajali village has 499 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghajali has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Waghajali covers 254.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghajali falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghajali is Barsitakli, about 9.8 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 Waghajali.

Waghajali 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.

Waghajali is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Pātūr is about 8.5 km away. Barsitakli is about 9.8 km away. Barshitakli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalabad (1.8 km), Chincholi Devdari (2.9 km) and Chincholi Rudrayani (2.9 km).

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

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