# Wai Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) (2)

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Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati 

# Wai

Wai is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 62 households**, the 63rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 233people (2011)
- 62households
- 87.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Wai PIN code and other codes

Wai falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandur Railway
- Census village code533196

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?

- Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)41 km by road
- Chandur (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Wai known for?

About 83% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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, 92 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wai · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**65%

Tap water ****74%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****87%**

**65%

Television ****59%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**40%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****471**

**924

Working population ****46.4%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 85.3% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (16%) · **■** Marginal 13 (12%)

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 Chandur Railway

- Mogra320 people
- Ekpala313 people
- Danapur280 people
- Sangulwada267 people
- Taroda225 people
- Eklara210 people
- Neknampur185 people
- Kodori Harak179 people

[All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wai from Amravati?41 km by road
- What is the population of Wai?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wai in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wai?87.5% (Census 2011)