# Wakneri Village, Alirajpur, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Alirajpur, Alirajpur 

# Wakneri

Wakneri is a village in Alirajpur sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 83 households**, the 250th largest of 340 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 29.9%.

- 646people (2011)
- 83households
- 13.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Wakneri PIN code and other codes

Wakneri falls in Alirajpur sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKattiwada
- Census village code505332

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

## How far is Wakneri from nearby towns?

- Alirajpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Alirajpur (nearest town)30 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 Wakneri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Wakneri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Wakneri known for?

The main crops are **makka, urad and kudki**. About 76% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Wakneri

Of every 100 households in Wakneri in 2011, 70 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wakneri · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Wakneri?

■ Wakneri · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****13.5%**

**29.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**984

Working population ****15.9%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 16.1% for men and 11.0% for women. 31% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 72 (70%)

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 Alirajpur

- Jhandana655 people
- Abadiya654 people
- Kodli650 people
- Mankhada649 people
- Panwani640 people
- Gol Amba638 people
- Doblajhiri631 people
- Bholwat626 people

[All 344 villages in Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakneri from Alirajpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Wakneri?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakneri in?Alirajpur district (Alirajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Wakneri?13.5% (Census 2011)