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About Waghi Village

Waghi is a mid sized village in Himayatnagar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,198, made up of 622 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares.

Waghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Himayatnagar
Area (hectares) 929 hectares
Population 1,198
Male Population 622
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Waghi compares

By the 2011 count Waghi is the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Waghi

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

Waghi lies about 8.0 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Wanegaon, about under 2 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 Waghi
Nearest railway station Wanegaon under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Himayatnagar 8.0 km
District headquarters Nanded 8.0 km

Villages closest to Waghi

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 Waghi

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghi village had a population of 1,198. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents.

Waghi village has 622 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Waghi covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghi falls under Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghi is Wanegaon, about under 2 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 Waghi.

Waghi is about 8.0 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghi is in Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district. Wanegaon is about under 2 km away. Himayatnagar is about 8.0 km away. Nanded is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wai Tanda (under 2 km), Dhanara (4.7 km) and Khadki (6.1 km).

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

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