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About Wagdeo Village

Wagdeo is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 267 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1373 hectares hectares.

Wagdeo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagdeo village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 1373 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 267
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Wagdeo compares

By the 2011 count Wagdeo is the 114th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 1373 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Wagdeo

Wagdeo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wagdeo 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 Wagdeo from other places

Wagdeo lies about 55 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 38 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 Wagdeo
Nearest town Pātūr 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 29 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 38 km
District headquarters Buldana 55 km

Villages closest to Wagdeo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagdeo village had a population of 542. That makes it the 114th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Wagdeo village has 267 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagdeo has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Wagdeo covers 1373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wagdeo falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wagdeo is Khamgaon, about 38 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 Wagdeo.

Wagdeo is about 55 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wagdeo is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Pātūr is about 28 km away. Mehkar is about 29 km away. Khamgaon is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naigaon Deshmukh (3.5 km), Pathardi (3.8 km) and Pachdeul (3.9 km).

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

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