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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a mid sized village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,868, made up of 999 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Pincode 431707
Area (hectares) 427.43 hectares
Population 1,868
Male Population 999
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 40th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 427.43 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

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 16 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 16 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
District headquarters Nanded 16 km
Nearest railway station Hazur Sahib Nanded 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Loha 20 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Loha 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 1,868. That makes it the 40th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Wadgaon village has 999 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Wadgaon is 431707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadgaon covers 427.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadgaon falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 16 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 16 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 Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Nanded is about 16 km away. Hazur Sahib Nanded is about 16 km away. Loha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telki (2.3 km), Londhe Sangvi (2.7 km) and Kiwala (2.9 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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