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About Waghul Village

Waghul is a small village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 29 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.75 hectares hectares.

Waghul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 166.75 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 29
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Waghul compares

By the 2011 count Waghul is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 166.75 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Waghul

Waghul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Waghul 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waghul from other places

Waghul lies about 32 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Tapona, about 5.0 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 Waghul
Nearest railway station Tapona 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 7.4 km
Nearest town Dārwha 7.4 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 32 km

Villages closest to Waghul

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 Waghul

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghul village had a population of 51. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Waghul village has 29 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghul has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Waghul covers 166.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghul falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghul is Tapona, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Waghul.

Waghul is about 32 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghul is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Tapona is about 5.0 km away. Darwha is about 7.4 km away. Dārwha is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajegaon (2.3 km), Pimpari Bk (2.4 km) and Pimpri Kh (2.4 km).

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

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