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About Waghala Village

Waghala is a mid sized village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 363 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.11 hectares hectares.

Waghala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 447.11 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 363
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghala compares

By the 2011 count Waghala is the 49th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 447.11 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Waghala

Waghala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waghala 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 Waghala from other places

Waghala lies about 14 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Seloo Road, about 4.6 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 Waghala
Nearest railway station Seloo Road 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 14 km
District headquarters Wardha 14 km

Villages closest to Waghala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghala village had a population of 682. That makes it the 49th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Waghala village has 363 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghala has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Waghala covers 447.11 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.

Waghala falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghala is Seloo Road, about 4.6 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 Waghala.

Waghala is about 14 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghala is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Seloo Road is about 4.6 km away. Seloo is about 14 km away. Wardha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuljapur (under 2 km), Khadka (2.9 km) and Jaipur (3.2 km).

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

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