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About Waghala Village

Waghala is a large village in Ambejogai tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,379, made up of 1,765 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1043 hectares hectares.

Waghala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Ambejogai
Area (hectares) 1043 hectares
Population 3,379
Male Population 1,765
Female Population 1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghala compares

By the 2011 count Waghala is the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 1043 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Waghala

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

Waghala lies about 65 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 17 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 Waghala
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 17 km
Nearest town Parli Vaijnāth 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambejogai 19 km
District headquarters Bid 65 km

Villages closest to Waghala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghala village had a population of 3,379. That makes it the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Waghala village has 1,765 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghala has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Waghala covers 1043 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghala falls under Ambejogai tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghala is Parli-Vaijnath, about 17 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 Waghala.

Waghala is about 65 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghala is in Ambejogai tehsil of Bid district. Parli-Vaijnath is about 17 km away. Parli Vaijnāth is about 18 km away. Ambejogai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakshaswadi (7.1 km), Mamdapur (8.1 km) and Mandva (11 km).

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

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