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About Waghala Village

Waghala is a mid sized village in Sindkhed Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,974, made up of 1,005 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sindkhed Raja
Pincode 443202
Area (hectares) 694.19 hectares
Population 1,974
Male Population 1,005
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 17th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 694.19 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

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 48 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalna, about 55 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 town Lonar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhed Raja 27 km
District headquarters Buldana 48 km
Nearest railway station Jalna 55 km

Villages closest to Waghala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindkhed Raja 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 1,974. That makes it the 17th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Waghala village has 1,005 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghala has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Waghala is 443202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghala covers 694.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghala falls under Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghala is Jalna, about 55 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 48 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghala is in Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 26 km away. Sindkhed Raja is about 27 km away. Buldana is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwara Gudling (2.0 km), Pophal Shivani (2.6 km) and Dhorvi (4.0 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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