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About Waghnakh Village

Waghnakh is a mid sized village in Warora tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 574 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.59 hectares hectares.

Waghnakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghnakh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Warora
Area (hectares) 253.59 hectares
Population 1,134
Male Population 574
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghnakh compares

By the 2011 count Waghnakh is the 31st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 253.59 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 944.

Getting to Waghnakh

Waghnakh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waghnakh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Waghnakh from other places

Waghnakh lies about 65 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 6.0 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 Waghnakh
Nearest railway station Nagri 6.0 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Warora 22 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 65 km

Villages closest to Waghnakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghnakh village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 31st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Waghnakh village has 574 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghnakh has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Waghnakh covers 253.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghnakh falls under Warora tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghnakh is Nagri, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance for Waghnakh.

Waghnakh is about 65 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghnakh is in Warora tehsil of Chandrapur district. Nagri is about 6.0 km away. Hinganghāt is about 20 km away. Warora is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yewati (under 2 km), Pauni (2.9 km) and Jalka (3.1 km).

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

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