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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a mid sized village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,853, made up of 964 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Pincode 413518
Area (hectares) 574.39 hectares
Population 1,853
Male Population 964
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon is the 30th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 574.39 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 934.

Getting to Wadgaon

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

Wadgaon lies about 66 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 32 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 Wadgaon
Nearest town Ahmadpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Kumthakhurd 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakur 32 km
District headquarters Latur 66 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadgaon village had a population of 1,853. That makes it the 30th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Wadgaon village has 964 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Wadgaon is 413518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadgaon covers 574.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadgaon falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon is Kumthakhurd, about 32 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 Wadgaon.

Wadgaon is about 66 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 19 km away. Kumthakhurd is about 32 km away. Chakur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahamwadi (11 km), Bramhawadi (11 km) and Bhakarwadi (20 km).

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

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