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About Wadgaon Kurum Village

Wadgaon Kurum is a mid sized village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 436 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Kurum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon Kurum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 436
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadgaon Kurum compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon Kurum is the 43rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Wadgaon Kurum

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

Wadgaon Kurum lies about 134 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Dhanori, about 3.3 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 Wadgaon Kurum
Nearest railway station Dhanori 3.3 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 23 km
District headquarters Akola 134 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon Kurum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadgaon Kurum village had a population of 884. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Wadgaon Kurum village has 436 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon Kurum has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Wadgaon Kurum covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadgaon Kurum falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon Kurum is Dhanori, about 3.3 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 Wadgaon Kurum.

Wadgaon Kurum is about 134 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon Kurum is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Dhanori is about 3.3 km away. Pulgaon is about 15 km away. Murtijapur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanapur (4.2 km), Mangrul Kambe (4.7 km) and Rohana (5.1 km).

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

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