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About Waghran Village

Waghran is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 81 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,358 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghran village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 81
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,358
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghran compares

By the 2011 count Waghran is the 211th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Waghran

Waghran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waghran as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Wadativare, Wadavali, Wadavetye and Wadchipari. 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 Waghran

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghran village had a population of 191. That makes it the 211th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Waghran village has 81 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghran has about 1358 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Waghran is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghran covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghran falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Waghran notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Waghran.

Waghran is in Rajapur 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 Waghran today is likely to be higher.

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