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About Waghi Village

Waghi is a mid sized village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 541 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Waghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 541
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghi compares

By the 2011 count Waghi is the 77th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Waghi

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

Waghi lies about 31 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 4.7 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 Waghi
Nearest railway station Chondi 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 13 km
Nearest town Basmat 13 km
District headquarters Hingoli 31 km

Villages closest to Waghi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghi village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 77th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Waghi village has 541 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Waghi covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghi falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghi is Chondi, about 4.7 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 Waghi.

Waghi is about 31 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghi is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Chondi is about 4.7 km away. Basmath is about 13 km away. Basmat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shingi (under 2 km), Hiradgaon (2.0 km) and Korta (2.2 km).

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

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