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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a mid sized village in Himayatnagar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 557 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.34 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Himayatnagar
Area (hectares) 626.34 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 557
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon is the 33rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents. Its 626.34 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

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 5 - 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 Wadgaon from other places

Wadgaon lies about 7.7 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Maltekd, about 6.8 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 railway station Maltekd 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Himayatnagar 7.7 km
District headquarters Nanded 7.7 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Himayatnagar 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 1,091. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents.

Wadgaon village has 557 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Wadgaon covers 626.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadgaon falls under Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon is Maltekd, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Wadgaon.

Wadgaon is about 7.7 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon is in Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district. Maltekd is about 6.8 km away. Himayatnagar is about 7.7 km away. Nanded is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadgaon Kh (under 2 km), Wasi (2.5 km) and Chinchordi (6.2 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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