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About Waghi Village

Waghi is a large village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,542, made up of 1,315 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1231.25 hectares hectares.

Waghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Area (hectares) 1231.25 hectares
Population 2,542
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghi compares

By the 2011 count Waghi is the 16th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 1231.25 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 955.

Getting to Waghi

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

Waghi lies about 18 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Pergaon, about 15 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 Waghi
Nearest railway station Pergaon 15 km
District headquarters Parbhani 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 21 km

Villages closest to Waghi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghi village had a population of 2,542. That makes it the 16th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Waghi village has 1,315 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghi has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Waghi covers 1231.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghi falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghi is Pergaon, about 15 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 Waghi.

Waghi is about 18 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghi is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Pergaon is about 15 km away. Parbhani is about 18 km away. Jintur 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 Waghi Bobde (under 2 km), Jawla Kh (1.8 km) and Sek (2.1 km).

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

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