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About Waygaon Village

Waygaon is a mid sized village in Mauda tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 302 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.25 hectares hectares.

Waygaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waygaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Mauda
Area (hectares) 254.25 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 302
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Waygaon compares

By the 2011 count Waygaon is the 68th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 254.25 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Waygaon

Waygaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waygaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waygaon from other places

Waygaon lies about 51 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Khat, about 6.4 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 Waygaon
Nearest railway station Khat 6.4 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauda 23 km
District headquarters Nagpur 51 km

Villages closest to Waygaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waygaon village had a population of 602. That makes it the 68th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Waygaon village has 302 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waygaon has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Waygaon covers 254.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waygaon falls under Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waygaon is Khat, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Waygaon.

Waygaon is about 51 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waygaon is in Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district. Khat is about 6.4 km away. Bhandāra is about 18 km away. Mauda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murmadi (under 2 km), Sirsoli (2.0 km) and Khidki (2.0 km).

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

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