# Wai Village, Akot, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Akot, Akola 

# Wai

Wai is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 115 households**, the 86th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 570people (2011)
- 115households
- 80.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Wai PIN code and other codes

Wai falls in Akot sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkot
- Census village code529770

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

## How far is Wai from nearby towns?

- Akot (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)51 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)7 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 Wai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Wai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akot
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Wai known for?

About 93% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 436 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 Wai

Of every 100 households in Wai in 2011, 74 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wai · ■ Akot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**65%

Tap water ****61%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**48%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**57%

Television ****59%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**41%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Wai?

■ Wai · ■ Akot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**924

Working population ****55.8%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 73.4% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (72%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Akot

- Vitali604 people
- Hanwadi602 people
- Januna Bk599 people
- Rambhapur593 people
- Rajura548 people
- Lohari Bk.539 people
- Sonbardi538 people
- Koha528 people

[All 180 villages in Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wai from Akola?51 km by road
- What is the population of Wai?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wai in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wai?80.6% (Census 2011)