# Wazegaon Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/wazegaon/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Wazegaon Wazegaon is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 256 households**, the 42nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 1,033people (2011) - 256households - 87.4%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Wazegaon PIN code and other codes Wazegaon falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wazegaon from nearby towns? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Akola (district HQ)47 km by road - Shegaon (nearest town)16 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 Wazegaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Wazegaon; 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 - ●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 · Nimba - ○Degree college10+ km · Shegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Wazegaon known for? About 91% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 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 Wazegaon Of every 100 households in Wazegaon in 2011, 76 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wazegaon · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **73% Toilet within the home ****33%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****74%** **55% Television ****32%** **31% Mobile phone ****35%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **43% Own their home ****99%** **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 Wazegaon? ■ Wazegaon · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793** **929 Working population ****60.1%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 82.0% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (73%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%) 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 - Takali Khojbad1,105 people - Sagad1,097 people - Nagad1,061 people - Dadham Bk.1,041 people - Kajikhed1,006 people - Kalanbi Mahagaon939 people - Satargaon936 people - Khamkhed913 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wazegaon from Akola?47 km by road - What is the population of Wazegaon?1,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wazegaon in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wazegaon?87.4% (Census 2011)