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About Waghotre Village

Waghotre is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 120 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1534.29 hectares hectares.

Waghotre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghotre village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 1534.29 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 120
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghotre compares

By the 2011 count Waghotre is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 1534.29 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Waghotre

Waghotre is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waghotre as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Waghotre from other places

Waghotre lies about 96 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 33 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 Waghotre
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 13 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 32 km
Nearest railway station Madure 33 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 96 km

Villages closest to Waghotre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghotre village had a population of 265. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Waghotre village has 120 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghotre has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Waghotre covers 1534.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghotre falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghotre is Madure, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Waghotre.

Waghotre is about 96 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghotre is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 13 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 32 km away. Madure is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambre (6.1 km), Gudawale Khalsa (6.1 km) and Isapur (6.3 km).

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

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