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About Wadgaon Village

Wadgaon is a small village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 68 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.42 hectares hectares.

Wadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Maregaon
Area (hectares) 295.42 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 68
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 295.42 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 973.

Getting to Wadgaon

Wadgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadgaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 78 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rajur, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Maregaon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Rajur 10 km
Nearest town Wani 17 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 78 km

Villages closest to Wadgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maregaon 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 126. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Wadgaon village has 68 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadgaon has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Wadgaon covers 295.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadgaon falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadgaon is Rajur, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wadgaon.

Wadgaon is about 78 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 Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Maregaon is about 8.3 km away. Rajur is about 10 km away. Wani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinhala (under 2 km), Pandharkawada (2.0 km) and Mardi (2.7 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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