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About Waghapur Village

Waghapur is a large village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,177, made up of 1,101 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Purandhar
Pincode 412104
Area (hectares) 1121 hectares
Population 2,177
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Waghapur compares

By the 2011 count Waghapur is the 35th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 1121 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Waghapur

Waghapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Waghapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waghapur from other places

Waghapur lies about 32 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Rajevadi, about 3.3 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 Waghapur
Nearest railway station Rajevadi 3.3 km
Nearest town Sāsvad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Purandhar 20 km
District headquarters Pune 32 km

Villages closest to Waghapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghapur village had a population of 2,177. That makes it the 35th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Waghapur village has 1,101 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Waghapur is 412104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghapur covers 1121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghapur falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghapur is Rajevadi, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Waghapur.

Waghapur is about 32 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghapur is in Purandhar tehsil of Pune district. Rajevadi is about 3.3 km away. Sāsvad is about 12 km away. Purandhar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singapur (1.9 km), Rajewadi (2.9 km) and Gurholi (3.6 km).

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

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