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About Wagheda Village

Wagheda is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 437 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.63 hectares hectares.

Wagheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 274.63 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 437
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wagheda compares

By the 2011 count Wagheda is the 56th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 274.63 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Wagheda

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

Wagheda lies about 53 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sindewahi, about 26 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 Wagheda
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 12 km
Nearest railway station Sindewahi 26 km
Nearest town Mūl 44 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 53 km

Villages closest to Wagheda

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 Wagheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagheda village had a population of 878. That makes it the 56th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Wagheda village has 437 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagheda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Wagheda covers 274.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wagheda falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wagheda is Sindewahi, about 26 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 Wagheda.

Wagheda is about 53 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wagheda is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 12 km away. Sindewahi is about 26 km away. Mūl is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonegaon Gawande (1.7 km), Wadasi (2.1 km) and Adegaon (2.4 km).

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

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