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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a mid sized village in Motala tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 330 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.39 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Motala
Area (hectares) 363.39 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 330
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon is the 85th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents. Its 363.39 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 930.

Getting to Wadgaon

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

Wadgaon lies about 33 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Bodwad, about 15 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 Wadgaon
Nearest railway station Bodwad 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Motala 24 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 24 km
District headquarters Buldana 33 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadgaon village had a population of 618. That makes it the 85th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents.

Wadgaon village has 330 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Wadgaon covers 363.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadgaon falls under Motala tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon is Bodwad, about 15 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 Wadgaon.

Wadgaon is about 33 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon is in Motala tehsil of Buldana district. Bodwad is about 15 km away. Motala is about 24 km away. Malkāpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadgaon Jamalpur (under 2 km), Wadgaon Pr Rohinkhed (under 2 km) and Mahalungi Jahagir (2.1 km).

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

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