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About Waghdhond Village

Waghdhond is a mid sized village in Surgana tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 530 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583.27 hectares hectares.

Waghdhond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghdhond village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Surgana
Area (hectares) 583.27 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 530
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghdhond compares

By the 2011 count Waghdhond is the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 583.27 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Waghdhond

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

Waghdhond lies about 56 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Waghai, about 37 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 Waghdhond
Tehsil headquarters Surgana 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Waghai 37 km
Nearest town Ozar 51 km
District headquarters Nashik 56 km

Villages closest to Waghdhond

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghdhond village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Waghdhond village has 530 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghdhond has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Waghdhond covers 583.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghdhond falls under Surgana tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghdhond is Waghai, about 37 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 Waghdhond.

Waghdhond is about 56 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghdhond is in Surgana tehsil of Nashik district. Surgana is about 9.0 km away. Waghai is about 37 km away. Ozar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarad (7.8 km), Bhawada (8.6 km) and Karanjul Surgana (9.0 km).

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

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