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About Waghad Village

Waghad is a mid sized village in Dindori tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 697 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1795.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Dindori
Pincode 422002
Area (hectares) 1795.25 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 697
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghad compares

By the 2011 count Waghad is the 85th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents. Its 1795.25 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Waghad

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

Waghad lies about 27 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Odha, about 31 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 Waghad
Tehsil headquarters Dindori 12 km
Nearest town Ozar 27 km
District headquarters Nashik 27 km
Nearest railway station Odha 31 km

Villages closest to Waghad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghad village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 85th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents.

Waghad village has 697 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghad has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Waghad is 422002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghad covers 1795.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghad falls under Dindori tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghad is Odha, about 31 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 Waghad.

Waghad is about 27 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghad is in Dindori tehsil of Nashik district. Dindori is about 12 km away. Ozar is about 27 km away. Nashik is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalwadi (6.6 km), Zaralipada (8.7 km) and Rasegaon (8.9 km).

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

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