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About Waghave Village

Waghave is a large village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,693, made up of 2,423 males and 2,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares.

Waghave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Area (hectares) 750 hectares
Population 4,693
Male Population 2,423
Female Population 2,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghave compares

By the 2011 count Waghave is the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Waghave

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

Waghave lies about 18 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 18 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 Waghave
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 3.0 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 18 km
Nearest town Kolhāpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 18 km

Villages closest to Waghave

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghave village had a population of 4,693. That makes it the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Waghave village has 2,423 males and 2,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghave has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Waghave covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Waghave falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghave is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 18 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 Waghave.

Waghave is about 18 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghave is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 3.0 km away. Kolhapur is about 18 km away. Kolhāpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danewadi (under 2 km), Manewadi (under 2 km) and Menganewadi (under 2 km).

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

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