# Wajao Village, Maibong, Dima Hasao (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Maibong, Dima Hasao 

# Wajao

Wajao is a village in Maibong sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 119 households**, the 15th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 578people (2011)
- 119households
- 57.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Wajao PIN code and other codes

Wajao falls in Maibong sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMaibong East
- Community development blockDiyung Valley
- Census village code298884

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Wajao from nearby towns?

- Maibong (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ)96 km by road
- Maibang (nearest town)42 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Wajao?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Wajao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maibong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maibong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Haflong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Wajao known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sesame seeds**. Products made here include bamboo products, hand fan and bamboo mat. About 100% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Wajao

Of every 100 households in Wajao in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wajao · ■ Maibong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**60%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Wajao?

■ Wajao · ■ Maibong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**968

Working population ****44.5%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 43% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (16%) · **■** Marginal 29 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Maibong

- Hatikhali Garden pt.III651 people
- Prasadimdik619 people
- Sambudhanpur582 people
- Khejurbond580 people
- Digerkro561 people
- Guilong558 people
- Drangbra536 people
- Natundisao535 people

[All 203 villages in Maibong](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/maibong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wajao from Haflong?96 km by road
- What is the population of Wajao?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wajao in?Dima Hasao district (Maibong sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Wajao?57.9% (Census 2011)