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About Wahegaon Village

Wahegaon is a mid sized village in Niphad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,021, made up of 535 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.92 hectares hectares.

Wahegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Niphad
Area (hectares) 500.92 hectares
Population 1,021
Male Population 535
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahegaon compares

By the 2011 count Wahegaon is the 118th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents. Its 500.92 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Wahegaon

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

Wahegaon lies about 54 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Lasalgaon, about 6.1 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 Wahegaon
Nearest railway station Lasalgaon 6.1 km
Nearest town Chāndor 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Niphad 21 km
District headquarters Nashik 54 km

Villages closest to Wahegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahegaon village had a population of 1,021. That makes it the 118th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents.

Wahegaon village has 535 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahegaon has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Wahegaon covers 500.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wahegaon falls under Niphad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wahegaon is Lasalgaon, about 6.1 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 Wahegaon.

Wahegaon is about 54 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahegaon is in Niphad tehsil of Nashik district. Lasalgaon is about 6.1 km away. Chāndor is about 16 km away. Niphad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Welapur (5.0 km), Pimpalgaon Najik (6.0 km) and Pimpalgaon Nipani (6.0 km).

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

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