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About Waghadu Village

Waghadu is a large village in Chalisgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,278 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698 hectares hectares.

Waghadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghadu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chalisgaon
Area (hectares) 698 hectares
Population 2,343
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Waghadu compares

By the 2011 count Waghadu is the 48th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents. Its 698 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 910.

Getting to Waghadu

Waghadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Waghadu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waghadu from other places

Waghadu lies about 81 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Chalisgaon Junction, about 6.0 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 Waghadu
Tehsil headquarters Chalisgaon 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Chalisgaon Junction 6.0 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 81 km

Villages closest to Waghadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghadu village had a population of 2,343. That makes it the 48th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Waghadu village has 1,278 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghadu has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Waghadu covers 698 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghadu falls under Chalisgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghadu is Chalisgaon Junction, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Waghadu.

Waghadu is about 81 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghadu is in Chalisgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chalisgaon is about 4.1 km away. Chalisgaon Junction is about 6.0 km away. Jalgaon is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wakadi (under 2 km), Ranjangaon (3.5 km) and Takali Pr Chalisgaon (3.9 km).

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

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