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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 212 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.09 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 622.09 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 212
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon is the 89th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 622.09 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Wadgaon

Wadgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wadgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Veravli Kh, Vesurle, Vilavade and Virgaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadgaon village had a population of 442. That makes it the 89th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Wadgaon village has 212 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Wadgaon covers 622.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadgaon falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Wadgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wadgaon.

Wadgaon is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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