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About Waghadi Village

Waghadi is one of the larger villages in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,002, made up of 3,106 males and 2,896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2206.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Pincode 425405
Area (hectares) 2206.64 hectares
Population 6,002
Male Population 3,106
Female Population 2,896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghadi compares

By the 2011 count Waghadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 2206.64 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Waghadi

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

Waghadi lies about 56 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sindkheda, about 22 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 Waghadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Sindkheda 22 km
District headquarters Dhule 56 km

Villages closest to Waghadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghadi village had a population of 6,002. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Waghadi village has 3,106 males and 2,896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghadi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Waghadi is 425405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghadi covers 2206.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghadi falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghadi is Sindkheda, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Waghadi.

Waghadi is about 56 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghadi is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 7.1 km away. Sindkheda is about 22 km away. Dhule is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balkuwe (3.9 km), Chandpuri (4.1 km) and Bhatane (5.0 km).

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

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