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About Waghal Village

Waghal is a mid sized village in Warud tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 672 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889.43 hectares hectares.

Waghal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Warud
Area (hectares) 889.43 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 672
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghal compares

By the 2011 count Waghal is the 41st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 889.43 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 941.

Getting to Waghal

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

Waghal lies about 72 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Warud Orange City, about 10 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 Waghal
Nearest railway station Warud Orange City 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Warud 11 km
District headquarters Amravati 72 km

Villages closest to Waghal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghal village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 41st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Waghal village has 672 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghal has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Waghal covers 889.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghal falls under Warud tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghal is Warud Orange City, about 10 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 Waghal.

Waghal is about 72 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghal is in Warud tehsil of Amravati district. Warud Orange City is about 10 km away. Warud is about 11 km away. Amravati is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadegaon (1.6 km), Kati (2.2 km) and Wadegaon (2.2 km).

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

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