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About Waigaon Village

Waigaon is a large village in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,210 males and 1,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1146.99 hectares hectares.

Waigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Udgir
Area (hectares) 1146.99 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waigaon compares

By the 2011 count Waigaon is the 31st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 1146.99 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Waigaon

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

Waigaon lies about 41 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 5.7 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 Waigaon
Nearest railway station Her 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Udgir 17 km
Nearest town Udgīr 17 km
District headquarters Latur 41 km

Villages closest to Waigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waigaon village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 31st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Waigaon village has 1,210 males and 1,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waigaon has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Waigaon covers 1146.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waigaon falls under Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waigaon is Her, about 5.7 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 Waigaon.

Waigaon is about 41 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waigaon is in Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Her is about 5.7 km away. Udgir is about 17 km away. Udgīr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satala Bk (2.4 km), Karadkhed (2.7 km) and Digras (3.4 km).

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

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