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About Waghola Village

Waghola is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 630 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.02 hectares hectares.

Waghola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 660.02 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 630
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghola compares

By the 2011 count Waghola is the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 660.02 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Waghola

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

Waghola lies about 50 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Dadgaon, about 6.6 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 Waghola
Nearest railway station Dadgaon 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 8.2 km
Nearest town Kāranja 8.2 km
District headquarters Washim 50 km

Villages closest to Waghola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghola village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Waghola village has 630 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghola has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Waghola covers 660.02 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.

Waghola falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghola is Dadgaon, about 6.6 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 Waghola.

Waghola is about 50 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghola is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Dadgaon is about 6.6 km away. Karanja is about 8.2 km away. Kāranja is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadgaon (2.9 km), Wadgaon Range (2.9 km) and Girda (3.2 km).

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

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