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About Waghjai Village

Waghjai is a mid sized village in Sindkhed Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 480 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575 hectares hectares.

Waghjai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghjai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sindkhed Raja
Area (hectares) 575 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 480
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghjai compares

By the 2011 count Waghjai is the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 575 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 921.

Getting to Waghjai

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

Waghjai lies about 56 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalna, about 39 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 Waghjai
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhed Raja 11 km
Nearest town Deūlgaon Rāja 17 km
Nearest railway station Jalna 39 km
District headquarters Buldana 56 km

Villages closest to Waghjai

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 Waghjai

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghjai village had a population of 891. That makes it the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Waghjai village has 480 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghjai has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Waghjai covers 575 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Waghjai is Jalna, about 39 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 Waghjai.

Waghjai is about 56 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghjai is in Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Sindkhed Raja is about 11 km away. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 17 km away. Jalna is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawangi Bhagat (1.5 km), Sathegaon (2.2 km) and Jalgaon (3.0 km).

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

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