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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 285 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.64 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 309.64 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 285
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon is the 55th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 309.64 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Wadgaon

Wadgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Wadgaon from other places

Wadgaon lies about 36 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Dhanori, about 3.3 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 Wadgaon
Nearest railway station Dhanori 3.3 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 17 km
District headquarters Wardha 36 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadgaon village had a population of 555. That makes it the 55th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Wadgaon village has 285 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 903.

Wadgaon covers 309.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadgaon falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon is Dhanori, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wadgaon.

Wadgaon is about 36 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Dhanori is about 3.3 km away. Pulgaon is about 15 km away. Arvi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (under 2 km), Saikheda (3.0 km) and Khanapur (4.2 km).

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

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