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About Waghal Peth Village

Waghal Peth is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 46 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghal Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghal Peth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Pincode 442903
Area (hectares) 193.28 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 46
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghal Peth compares

By the 2011 count Waghal Peth is the 150th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 193.28 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Waghal Peth

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

Waghal Peth lies about 66 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 28 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 Waghal Peth
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 28 km
Nearest town Umred 36 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 66 km

Villages closest to Waghal Peth

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 Waghal Peth

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghal Peth village had a population of 86. That makes it the 150th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Waghal Peth village has 46 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghal Peth has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Waghal Peth is 442903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghal Peth covers 193.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghal Peth falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghal Peth is Tempa, about 28 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 Waghal Peth.

Waghal Peth is about 66 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghal Peth is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 4.8 km away. Tempa is about 28 km away. Umred is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navegaon Peth (under 2 km), Umarpeth (under 2 km) and Pimpalneri (under 2 km).

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

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