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About Wadgaon Lakh Village

Wadgaon Lakh is a mid sized village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 642 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1302.36 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Lakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon Lakh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Tuljapur
Area (hectares) 1302.36 hectares
Population 1,195
Male Population 642
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadgaon Lakh compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon Lakh is the 72nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 1302.36 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Wadgaon Lakh

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

Wadgaon Lakh lies about 23 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharashiv, about 30 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 Lakh
Tehsil headquarters Tuljapur 10 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 10 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 23 km
Nearest railway station Dharashiv 30 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon Lakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadgaon Lakh village had a population of 1,195. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Wadgaon Lakh village has 642 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon Lakh has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Wadgaon Lakh covers 1302.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadgaon Lakh falls under Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon Lakh is Dharashiv, about 30 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 Lakh.

Wadgaon Lakh is about 23 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon Lakh is in Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljapur is about 10 km away. Tuljāpur is about 10 km away. Osmanabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandala (1.9 km), Honala (2.1 km) and Kakrambawadi (3.9 km).

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

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