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About Waghavane Village

Waghavane is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 211 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.67 hectares hectares.

Waghavane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghavane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 289.67 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 211
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghavane compares

By the 2011 count Waghavane is the 81st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 289.67 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Waghavane

Waghavane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waghavane 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. The nearest villages by name are Tondavali, Trimbak, Varachichawadi and Wadachapat. 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 Waghavane

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghavane village had a population of 446. That makes it the 81st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Waghavane village has 211 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghavane has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Waghavane covers 289.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghavane falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Waghavane notes the nearest railway station 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 Waghavane.

Waghavane is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Waghavane today is likely to be higher.

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