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About Wadegaon Village

Wadegaon is one of the larger villages in Sangole tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,919, made up of 3,079 males and 2,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2413.69 hectares hectares.

Wadegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Sangole
Area (hectares) 2413.69 hectares
Population 5,919
Male Population 3,079
Female Population 2,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Wadegaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadegaon is the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,886 residents. Its 2413.69 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Wadegaon

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

How far is Wadegaon from other places

Wadegaon lies about 19 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Hotgi Junction, about 13 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 Wadegaon
Nearest railway station Hotgi Junction 13 km
Nearest town Akalkot 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangole 19 km
District headquarters Solapur 19 km

Villages closest to Wadegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadegaon village had a population of 5,919. That makes it the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,886 residents.

Wadegaon village has 3,079 males and 2,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadegaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Wadegaon covers 2413.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadegaon falls under Sangole tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadegaon is Hotgi Junction, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Wadegaon.

Wadegaon is about 19 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadegaon is in Sangole tehsil of Solapur district. Hotgi Junction is about 13 km away. Akalkot is about 18 km away. Sangole is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chincholi (5.5 km), Pachegaon Bk (10 km) and Pachegaon Kh (10 km).

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

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