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About Wangargaon Village

Wangargaon is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 453 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700.02 hectares hectares.

Wangargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wangargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 700.02 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 453
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wangargaon compares

By the 2011 count Wangargaon is the 49th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 700.02 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Wangargaon

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

Wangargaon lies about 32 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 18 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 Wangargaon
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 12 km
Nearest town Telhāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Shegaon 18 km
District headquarters Akola 32 km

Villages closest to Wangargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wangargaon village had a population of 839. That makes it the 49th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Wangargaon village has 453 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wangargaon has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Wangargaon covers 700.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wangargaon falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wangargaon is Shegaon, about 18 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 Wangargaon.

Wangargaon is about 32 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wangargaon is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 12 km away. Telhāra is about 12 km away. Shegaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhulgaon (2.0 km), Talegaon Pr Paturdi (2.6 km) and Piwandal Bk (3.4 km).

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

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