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About Waghdongari Village

Waghdongari is a small village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 130 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares.

Waghdongari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghdongari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 130
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghdongari compares

By the 2011 count Waghdongari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Waghdongari

Waghdongari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waghdongari as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Waghdongari from other places

Waghdongari lies about 25 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 5.9 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 Waghdongari
Nearest railway station Amgaon 5.9 km
District headquarters Gondiya 25 km
Nearest town Gondiā 25 km

Villages closest to Waghdongari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghdongari village had a population of 265. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Waghdongari village has 130 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghdongari has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Waghdongari covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghdongari falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghdongari is Amgaon, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Waghdongari.

Waghdongari is about 25 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghdongari is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 5.9 km away. Gondiya is about 25 km away. Gondiā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pauldawana (2.0 km), Sonekhari (2.3 km) and Fukimeta (2.5 km).

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

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