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About Vaigaon Village

Vaigaon is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 322 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412203
Area (hectares) 298.18 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 322
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,292
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaigaon compares

By the 2011 count Vaigaon is the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 298.18 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Vaigaon

Vaigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaigaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vaigaon from other places

Vaigaon lies about 41 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, about 34 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 Vaigaon
Tehsil headquarters Wai 18 km
Nearest railway station Diwankhavati 34 km
District headquarters Satara 41 km

Villages closest to Vaigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaigaon village had a population of 738. That makes it the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Vaigaon village has 322 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaigaon has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Vaigaon is 412203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaigaon covers 298.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaigaon falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vaigaon is Diwankhavati, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vaigaon.

Vaigaon is about 41 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaigaon is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 18 km away. Diwankhavati is about 34 km away. Satara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandgane (under 2 km), Paratavadi (1.6 km) and Rautwadi (1.6 km).

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

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