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About Waghal Village

Waghal is a small village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 102 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares.

Waghal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 102
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Waghal compares

By the 2011 count Waghal is the 116th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 944.

Getting to Waghal

The census records public bus service for Waghal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waghal from other places

Waghal lies about 30 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Tapona, about 1.9 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 Waghal
Nearest railway station Tapona 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 8.6 km
Nearest town Dārwha 8.6 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 30 km

Villages closest to Waghal

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 Waghal

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghal village had a population of 187. That makes it the 116th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Waghal village has 102 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghal has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Waghal covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghal falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghal is Tapona, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Waghal.

Waghal is about 30 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghal is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Tapona is about 1.9 km away. Darwha is about 8.6 km away. Dārwha is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawali (under 2 km), Bori Bk (1.9 km) and Bori Kh (2.5 km).

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

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