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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a large village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,271, made up of 1,164 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.34 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 518.34 hectares
Population 2,271
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadgaon is the 13th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 518.34 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Wadgaon

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

Wadgaon lies about 63 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 30 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 town Digras 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 30 km
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 30 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 63 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darwha 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 2,271. That makes it the 13th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Wadgaon village has 1,164 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Wadgaon covers 518.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadgaon falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon is Bhandegaon, about 30 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 Wadgaon.

Wadgaon is about 63 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadgaon is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 9.2 km away. Darwha is about 30 km away. Bhandegaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wagad Kh (16 km), Sewadsnagar (18 km) and Jawala (20 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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