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About Wangarwadi Village

Wangarwadi is a mid sized village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 305 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares.

Wangarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wangarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 569 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 305
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wangarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Wangarwadi is the 95th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Wangarwadi

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

Wangarwadi lies about 26 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Junona, about 15 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 Wangarwadi
Nearest railway station Junona 15 km
Nearest town Basmat 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 26 km
District headquarters Hingoli 26 km

Villages closest to Wangarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wangarwadi village had a population of 586. That makes it the 95th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Wangarwadi village has 305 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wangarwadi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Wangarwadi covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wangarwadi falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wangarwadi is Junona, about 15 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 Wangarwadi.

Wangarwadi is about 26 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wangarwadi is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Junona is about 15 km away. Basmat is about 25 km away. Aundha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wangarwadi Tanda (under 2 km), Nageshwadi (1.9 km) and Kondashi Bk (3.6 km).

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

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