# Wai Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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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 **936 people in 252 households**, the 31st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 936people (2011)
- 252households
- 86.2%literacy
- 987females 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 code533248

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)20 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chandur (nearest town)20 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phulbag
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nandgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 89% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 470 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, 75 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wai · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**65%

Tap water ****81%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****58%**

**65%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****86.2%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**924

Working population ****45.6%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 78.8% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 157 (37%)

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

- Baslapur983 people
- Jawala966 people
- Chandur Wadi958 people
- Supalwada937 people
- Titwa899 people
- Dahigaon873 people
- Rajana815 people
- Sonora Bk.785 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wai from Amravati?40 km by road
- What is the population of Wai?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wai in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wai?86.2% (Census 2011)