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About Waghjali Village

Waghjali is a large village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,561, made up of 1,354 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1090 hectares hectares.

Waghjali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghjali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 1090 hectares
Population 2,561
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghjali compares

By the 2011 count Waghjali is the 18th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 1090 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Waghjali

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

Waghjali lies about 33 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Penganga, about 23 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 Waghjali
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 14 km
Nearest town Risod 14 km
Nearest railway station Penganga 23 km
District headquarters Hingoli 33 km

Villages closest to Waghjali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghjali village had a population of 2,561. That makes it the 18th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Waghjali village has 1,354 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghjali has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Waghjali covers 1090 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghjali falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghjali is Penganga, about 23 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 Waghjali.

Waghjali is about 33 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghjali is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Sengaon is about 14 km away. Risod is about 14 km away. Penganga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warkheda (2.7 km), Kahakar Bk (2.8 km) and Taktoda (4.4 km).

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

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