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About Vahangaon Village

Vahangaon is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 613 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.2 hectares hectares.

Vahangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vahangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 909.2 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 613
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vahangaon compares

By the 2011 count Vahangaon is the 37th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 909.2 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 964.

Getting to Vahangaon

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

Vahangaon lies about 60 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Chikni Road, about 34 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 Vahangaon
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 14 km
Nearest railway station Chikni Road 34 km
Nearest town Warora 37 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 60 km

Villages closest to Vahangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vahangaon village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 37th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Vahangaon village has 613 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vahangaon has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Vahangaon covers 909.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vahangaon falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vahangaon is Chikni Road, about 34 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 Vahangaon.

Vahangaon is about 60 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vahangaon is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 14 km away. Chikni Road is about 34 km away. Warora is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rengabodi R (2.4 km), Khursapar (2.5 km) and Khursapur (2.5 km).

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

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