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About Wasgade Village

Wasgade is one of the larger villages in Palus tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,299, made up of 2,691 males and 2,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1648.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wasgade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wasgade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Palus
Pincode 416423
Area (hectares) 1648.58 hectares
Population 5,299
Male Population 2,691
Female Population 2,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wasgade compares

By the 2011 count Wasgade is the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents. Its 1648.58 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Wasgade

Wasgade 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 Wasgade 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wasgade from other places

Wasgade lies about 13 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Nandre, about 1.7 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 Wasgade
Nearest railway station Nandre 1.7 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 9.5 km
District headquarters Sangli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Palus 16 km

Villages closest to Wasgade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wasgade village had a population of 5,299. That makes it the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents.

Wasgade village has 2,691 males and 2,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wasgade has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Wasgade is 416423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wasgade covers 1648.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wasgade falls under Palus tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wasgade is Nandre, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Wasgade.

Wasgade is about 13 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wasgade is in Palus tehsil of Sangli district. Nandre is about 1.7 km away. Tāsgaon is about 9.5 km away. Sangli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatav (2.0 km), Bramhanal (4.7 km) and Hajarwadi (5.5 km).

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

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