# Wadegaon Village, Pandhurna, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/wadegaon/ Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara # Wadegaon Wadegaon is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,746 people in 613 households**, the 8th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 2,746people (2011) - 613households - 79.7%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Wadegaon PIN code and other codes Wadegaon falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPandhurna - Census village code495594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadegaon from nearby towns? - Pandhurna (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)107 km by road - Pandhurna (nearest town)12 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 Wadegaon? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Wadegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pandhurna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pandhurna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Wadegaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, jawar and kapas**. About 71% of the 923 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Wadegaon Of every 100 households in Wadegaon in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wadegaon · ■ Pandhurna rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **82% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **89% Tap water ****76%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****69%** **39% Television ****44%** **27% Mobile phone ****33%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **47% Own their home ****97%** **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 Wadegaon? ■ Wadegaon · ■ Pandhurna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **977 Working population ****60.2%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 75.7% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 581 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (4%) · **■** Marginal 363 (22%) 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 Pandhurna - Rajana4,174 people - Marood3,651 people - Mordongri2,919 people - Hiwarasenadwar2,835 people - Sirata2,633 people - Ambada Mal.2,511 people - Lendhori2,172 people - Karaghat Kamthi2,142 people [All 169 villages in Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wadegaon from Chhindwara?107 km by road - What is the population of Wadegaon?2,746 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadegaon in?Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Wadegaon?79.7% (Census 2011)