Located at the bank of Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar.

It was conquered by the Venvanshi kings of Singrauli and was ruled by them till 1947.

The district has a population density of 208 inhabitants per square kilometre (540/sq mi).

Waidhan has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 62.36%.

The nearest railway station to is Shaktinagar which is located 10.1 kilometers away.