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About Waigaon Tukum Village

Waigaon Tukum is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 694 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waigaon Tukum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waigaon Tukum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 442906
Area (hectares) 547.14 hectares
Population 1,368
Male Population 694
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waigaon Tukum compares

By the 2011 count Waigaon Tukum is the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 547.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Waigaon Tukum

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

Waigaon Tukum lies about 35 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhandak, about 25 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 Waigaon Tukum
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 24 km
Nearest railway station Bhandak 25 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 35 km

Villages closest to Waigaon Tukum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati 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 Waigaon Tukum

As per the Census of India 2011, Waigaon Tukum village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Waigaon Tukum village has 694 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waigaon Tukum has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Waigaon Tukum is 442906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waigaon Tukum covers 547.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waigaon Tukum falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waigaon Tukum is Bhandak, about 25 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 Waigaon Tukum.

Waigaon Tukum is about 35 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waigaon Tukum is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhadravati is about 24 km away. Bhandak is about 25 km away. Chandrapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katwal Raiyyatwari (under 2 km), Katwal Tukum (under 2 km) and Viloda (2.0 km).

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

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