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About Wegaon Village

Wegaon is a large village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,771, made up of 1,412 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1642.95 hectares hectares.

Wegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Maregaon
Area (hectares) 1642.95 hectares
Population 2,771
Male Population 1,412
Female Population 1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wegaon compares

By the 2011 count Wegaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 1642.95 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Wegaon

Wegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wegaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Wegaon from other places

Wegaon lies about 81 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 Wegaon
Tehsil headquarters Maregaon 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Rajur 10 km
Nearest town Wani 13 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 81 km

Villages closest to Wegaon

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 Wegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Wegaon village had a population of 2,771. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Wegaon village has 1,412 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wegaon has about 962 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 973.

Wegaon covers 1642.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wegaon falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wegaon 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wegaon.

Wegaon is about 81 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wegaon is in Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Maregaon is about 5.3 km away. Rajur is about 10 km away. Wani 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 Kolgaon (2.4 km), Dongargaon (2.5 km) and Kegaon (2.9 km).

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

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