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About Vilegaon Village

Vilegaon is a mid sized village in Washim tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 443 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.84 hectares hectares.

Vilegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Washim
Area (hectares) 365.84 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 443
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vilegaon compares

By the 2011 count Vilegaon is the 84th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,461 residents. Its 365.84 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Vilegaon

Vilegaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vilegaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vilegaon from other places

Vilegaon lies about 13 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 2.9 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 Vilegaon
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Washim 13 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 13 km

Villages closest to Vilegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilegaon village had a population of 819. That makes it the 84th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,461 residents.

Vilegaon village has 443 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilegaon has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Vilegaon covers 365.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vilegaon falls under Washim tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vilegaon is Kekatumar, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vilegaon.

Vilegaon is about 13 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilegaon is in Washim tehsil of Washim district. Kekatumar is about 2.9 km away. Washim is about 13 km away. Wāshīm is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tondgaon (2.2 km), Kekatumra (2.3 km) and Wagholi Kh (2.9 km).

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

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