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About Waghud Village

Waghud is a large village in Malkapur tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,356, made up of 1,226 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.61 hectares hectares.

Waghud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghud village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Malkapur
Area (hectares) 567.61 hectares
Population 2,356
Male Population 1,226
Female Population 1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Waghud compares

By the 2011 count Waghud is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,679 residents. Its 567.61 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Waghud

Waghud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waghud as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waghud from other places

Waghud lies about 39 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Wadoda, about 2.7 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 Waghud
Nearest railway station Wadoda 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkapur 6.8 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 6.8 km
District headquarters Buldana 39 km

Villages closest to Waghud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghud village had a population of 2,356. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,679 residents.

Waghud village has 1,226 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghud has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Waghud covers 567.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghud falls under Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghud is Wadoda, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Waghud.

Waghud is about 39 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghud is in Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district. Wadoda is about 2.7 km away. Malkapur is about 6.8 km away. Malkāpur is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahapura (2.5 km), Balad Pr Malkapur (2.6 km) and Khaparkhed (2.8 km).

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

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