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About Waigaon Village

Waigaon is a mid sized village in Bhatkuli tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,824, made up of 932 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1553 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Bhatkuli
Pincode 444801
Area (hectares) 1553 hectares
Population 1,824
Male Population 932
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waigaon compares

By the 2011 count Waigaon is the 17th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1553 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Waigaon

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

Waigaon lies about 15 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Walgaon, about 7.4 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 Waigaon
Nearest railway station Walgaon 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkuli 13 km
District headquarters Amravati 15 km

Villages closest to Waigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waigaon village had a population of 1,824. That makes it the 17th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Waigaon village has 932 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waigaon has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Waigaon is 444801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waigaon covers 1553 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.

Waigaon falls under Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waigaon is Walgaon, about 7.4 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 Waigaon.

Waigaon is about 15 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waigaon is in Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. Walgaon is about 7.4 km away. Bhatkuli is about 13 km away. Amravati is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagdagad (under 2 km), Khartalegaon (3.0 km) and Badegaon (3.1 km).

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

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