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About Waigaon Village

Waigaon is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 276 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 231.9 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 276
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 71st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 231.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Waigaon

Waigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waigaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 50 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about under 2 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 Bhuyar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 9.3 km
Nearest town Pawni 9.3 km
District headquarters Bhandara 50 km

Villages closest to Waigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauni 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 565. That makes it the 71st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Waigaon village has 276 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waigaon has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Waigaon is 441910. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waigaon covers 231.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waigaon falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waigaon is Bhuyar, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Waigaon.

Waigaon is about 50 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waigaon is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhuyar is about under 2 km away. Pauni is about 9.3 km away. Pawni is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanegaon (under 2 km), Bhuyar (under 2 km) and Singora (2.0 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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