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About Vadghar Village

Vadghar is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 119 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares.

Vadghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 119
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadghar compares

By the 2011 count Vadghar is the 83rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 0.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Vadghar

Vadghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vadghar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Vadghar from other places

Vadghar lies about 61 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 20 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 Vadghar
Nearest town Mahād 19 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 30 km
District headquarters Pune 61 km

Villages closest to Vadghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadghar village had a population of 236. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Vadghar village has 119 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadghar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Vadghar covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadghar falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vadghar is Karanjadi, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vadghar.

Vadghar is about 61 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadghar is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Mahād is about 19 km away. Karanjadi is about 20 km away. Velhe is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Osade (2.0 km), Khodad (4.7 km) and Lashirgaon (8.0 km).

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

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