# Wadegaon Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/wadegaon/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Wadegaon Wadegaon is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444502**. The 2011 Census counted **18,257 people in 4,119 households**, the 1st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 18,257people (2011) - 4,119households - 89.1%literacy - 444502PIN code ## Wadegaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wadegaon is 444502.** Wadegaon falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444502 - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529971 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? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Akola (district HQ)32 km by road - Balapur (nearest town)10 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? 36 services counted by the Census are inside Wadegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 14 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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? About 91% of the 4,081 hectares of village land is sown, and 3,150 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, 76 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wadegaon · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **73% Toilet within the home ****52%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **69% Tap water ****55%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **87% Use banking services ****45%** **55% Television ****32%** **31% Mobile phone ****37%** **37% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **43% Own their home ****86%** **91% 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 · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **929 Working population ****41.7%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 84.6% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,294 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,567 (60%) · **■** Household industry 225 (3%) · **■** Other work 843 (11%) · **■** Marginal 689 (9%) 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 Balapur - Paras13,683 people - Hatrun5,610 people - Lohara5,553 people - Vyalla5,528 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wadegaon?444502 - How far is Wadegaon from Akola?32 km by road - What is the population of Wadegaon?18,257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadegaon in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wadegaon?89.1% (Census 2011)