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About Waghod Village

Waghod is a large village in Raver tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,243, made up of 2,200 males and 2,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.55 hectares hectares.

Waghod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Raver
Area (hectares) 859.55 hectares
Population 4,243
Male Population 2,200
Female Population 2,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Waghod compares

By the 2011 count Waghod is the 15th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 859.55 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Waghod

Waghod 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 Waghod 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waghod from other places

Waghod lies about 61 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Waghoda, about 4.1 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 Waghod
Nearest railway station Waghoda 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raver 5.6 km
Nearest town Rāver 5.6 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 61 km

Villages closest to Waghod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghod village had a population of 4,243. That makes it the 15th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Waghod village has 2,200 males and 2,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghod has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Waghod covers 859.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghod falls under Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghod is Waghoda, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Waghod is about 61 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghod is in Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district. Waghoda is about 4.1 km away. Raver is about 5.6 km away. Rāver is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karjod (under 2 km), Morgaon Kh (2.1 km) and Morgaon Bk (2.8 km).

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

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