About Waghapur Village

Waghapur is a large village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,906, made up of 2,028 males and 1,878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.13 hectares hectares.

Waghapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Bhudargad
Area (hectares)	533.13 hectares
Population	3,906
Male Population	2,028
Female Population	1,878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghapur compares

By the 2011 count Waghapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 533.13 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Waghapur

Waghapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waghapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Waghapur from other places

Waghapur lies about 35 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 36 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 Waghapur
Tehsil headquarters	Bhudargad	16 km
Nearest town	Nipāni	22 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	35 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	36 km

Villages closest to Waghapur

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

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Common questions about Waghapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghapur village had a population of 3,906. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Waghapur village has 2,028 males and 1,878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghapur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Waghapur covers 533.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Waghapur falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghapur is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Waghapur.

Waghapur is about 35 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghapur is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 16 km away. Nipāni is about 22 km away. Kolhapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.